Pakistani satirists have been having a field day with news of United Airlines forcibly removing a passenger from one of their aircrafts. A picture with PIA staff has been circulating all around, ridiculing United Airlines after a video of the airlines’ aviation officers, forcibly removing a passenger surfaced on Sunday.
The picture takes a jab at the united airlines which shows PIA’s staff standing around in a casual mood, with the words “call us what you may, we don’t kick our passengers out,” written at the bottom of the picture.
Here’s another such picture that’s been making rounds on the social media;
United airlines have not been in good news in the last few weeks. First it was over two girls who were barred from boarding a united flight because they were wearing leggings. And then the passenger who was physically – and violently — removed from a flight Sunday when he refused to give up his seat for a crew-member.
Over the past few years, the official Pakistani airline has seen a lot of back lash due to the poor condition of its aircraft, number of crashes their airplanes have been in and last but not the least, the incident where seven passengers were forced to stand during the flight due to overbooking by the plane.
Read more: PIA launches probe after 7 passengers forced to stand during flight
In the last two days after Sunday’s incident went viral, may airlines have taken a shot at the U.S. carrier. First it was the Royal Jordanian that trolled the united by tweeting this:
We are here to keep you #united Dragging is strictly prohibited ? pic.twitter.com/CSjZD7fM4J
— Royal Jordanian (@RoyalJordanian) April 10, 2017
And then Emirates Airline released a video quoting United chief executive Oscar Munoz badmouthing Middle Eastern airlines in an airline trade publication last month.
Recently Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) administration has issued a notification regarding the restructuring of the airline to make it a profitable institution.
Read more: Notification issued regarding PIA’s restructuring plan