The European Union banned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in 2020 due to concerns about Pakistan's ability to ensure compliance with international aviation standards. Recently, a Pakistani social media user and traveller shared a video showing what flying with PIA is like. In an Instagram video, user Ali Khan showed the terrifying conditions of the airlines and his experience on "one of the most dangerous flights in the world".
"Would you fly on this route?" he asked his followers in the caption of this post. The video shows Mr Khan getting on the flight and immediately being told by the cabin crew that he is not allowed to record anything on the flight. But once he reaches his seat, he shows the dust-filled gaps on the chair, broken seat handle and a duct-taped overhead bin.
In the clip, Mr Khan said that their pilot was interactive with the passengers and even told passengers about facts and information about Skardu. "Pakistan has a troubled reputation in the world..
.It doesn't help when your national carrier is also banned from an entire continent. But I decided to go on a PIA flight for the first time in over a decade to go the Northern Areas of Pakistan.
An absolute bucket list location for me. I'm so excited to take y'all with me," Mr Khan wrote in the caption of the post. Watch the video below: The user shared the video earlier this month.
Since then, it has accumulated more than 761,000 views and over 16,000 likes. Reacting to the video, one user wrote, "Watchin.