Pakistan

Tea lovers beware: PIA takes its passengers 'back to the future'

Entire batch with incorrect manufacturing date returned, the supplier has been blacklisted: PIA spokesperson

Kazim Hamdani April 07, 2018

quot pia administers strict controls for its flight kitchen and its customers wellbeing is its utmost priority quot pia spokesperson mashhood tajwar said photo online

"PIA administers strict controls for its flight kitchen and its customers wellbeing is its utmost priority," PIA spokesperson Mashhood Tajwar said. PHOTO: ONLINE

KARACHI: Many others may have been struggling, but Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is one organisation that seems to have accomplished a future-proof system – well, at least for its kitchen.

The forward-looking national flag carrier seems overcautious not to serve its valued passengers with any stale items. So much so that it served a sugar sachet with a future manufacturing date -- July 2018.

However, when a photo of the sachet went viral on social media the national carrier spoke out saying that the entire batch with the incorrect manufacturing date has been returned, as well as, the supplier being placed on their blacklist.

"PIA administers strict controls for its flight kitchen and its customers’ wellbeing is its utmost priority," PIA spokesperson Mashhood Tajwar said.

PIA aircraft set to make maiden landing at new Islamabad airport tomorrow

He added that the batch has been returned back to the supplier after a thorough inspection of the available stock.

"The supplier has been blacklisted and a legal notice issued and we [PIA] reserve the right to claim damages," he added.

Tajwar added that a further check of all food items at the PIA flight kitchen had been ordered by PIA CEO Musharraf Rasood Cyan.

He said that an inquiry is underway to take necessary action against officials' negligence.

COMMENTS (2)

Z H Hashmi | 6 years ago | Reply the public sector plagued by out-of-merit hiring of incompetent people is bound to reflect such negligence. Duo of NS and AZ (specially in Sindh / Karachi) recruited nincompoops who cant even prep a ticket properly are employed in the name of ZAB , do we expect them to deliver to masses?

reza | 6 years ago | Reply Sometimes i have gut feeling that some authorized persons willingly defaming PIA for their personal sake. Every month a new and worst than previous story circulated regarding PIA.

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