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| India-Pakistan |
| VIP culture |
| 2014-09-17 |
| [DAWN] TAKEN as a principled stand, it must have felt good even if it wasn't an earth-shattering victory. Taken as an indication of which way the wind is blowing, it has much deeper implications. On Monday night, PIA flight PK370, supposed to take off at 7pm, was delayed after boarding. Though the airline blamed technical issues, and later suspended two employees for "unnecessary delay", passengers were given reason to believe that the aircraft was awaiting the arrival of some VIPs. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Not certain what would have been worse Rob, leaving Peoria, or arriving in St. Louis. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-17 13:00 |
| #3 LAX wasnt the only time he did that. I was on a puddle jumper from Peoria to St. Louis and we had to do a "go-around" because Air Farce One was in the way. That was in 90 or 91. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2014-09-17 12:20 |
| #2 Though the airline blamed technical issues, and later suspended two employees for "unnecessary delay", passengers were given reason to believe that the aircraft was awaiting the arrival of some VIPs. Sort of like halting air traffic at LAX while a VIP's plane sat on the ground awaiting a |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-09-17 09:24 |
| #1 Standing in the way of people going about their business or commerce is a bad attitude toward those paying your chit if it happens too often. |
| Posted by: newc 2014-09-17 01:05 |