A spokesperson for PIA said the ad, which has more than 21.2 million views on X, was only ever meant to celebrate that the airline was resuming flights to Europe. View on euronews
Pakistan’s Prime Minister has ordered an official investigation into the country’s national airline over an advertisement widely criticized for evoking the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) published the advertisement last week with an image of a plane flying toward the Eiffel Tower — eerily similar to photographs of the planes heading straight into Manhattan’s Twin Towers in 2001.
New advertisement campaign, launched by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), that featured an image of a plane heading towards the Eiffel Tower in Paris France, accompanied by the phrase “Paris, we’re coming today,” has sparked major international outrage due to its unsettling resemblance to the events of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA.
Posted on PIA's official X account (formerly Twitter) on 10 January, the post featured an image of an aircraft heading towards the Eiffel Tower against a backdrop of the French flag. The caption read: "Paris,
An advertisement meant to celebrate the resumption of flights to Paris showed a jet pointed toward the Eiffel Tower.
The first Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to Paris in four years has departed Islamabad after a ban from EU airspace was lifted last year.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has issued an apology after facing criticism for a social media post that some users compared to imagery reminiscent of the 9/11 attacks.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an investigation after the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) published an advertisement about its trip to Paris which evoked imagery of the 9/11 attacks.
The ad depicted a PIA aircraft flying directly toward the Eiffel Tower, sparking backlash from social media users, particularly in Europe.
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