PIA
celebrates special occasions by applying special markings on its
aircraft
Boeing
747-367 (Ajaz Karim Collection)
This
photo from late Ajaz Karim's collection shows AP-BFW at Shannon
Airport of Ireland in 1999. The Boeing 747 in this photo is
displaying specially designed sticker to celebrate 50 years of the People's Republic of
China and 35 years of PIA's non-stop service to China. The
sticker reads: "Celebrating 50 years of the People's
Republic of China with 35 years of non-stop service"
This
photo shows AP-BFL at Sharjah Airport, UAE, in November of 1998.
To
celebrate Pakistan's 50 years of independence, a specially
designed small marking was applied on all PIA aircraft. Each
aircraft was given name of a Pakistani city and this name was
painted below the special marking. In this photo you can see
this specially designed marking applied under the flight deck
windows of AP-BFL. Painted below this marking, in very small
text, is the name "City of Abbotabad" given to AP-BFL
AP-BEB,
"City of Murree" photographed by Andrew Hunt at
Singapore's Changi Airport is sporting specially designed
sticker to celebrate 50 years of the People's Republic of
China and 35 years of PIA's non-stop service to China
AP-BAT photographed
by Ali at London-Heathrow Airport in January 2007 is seen sporting
'Destination Pakistan 2007' sticker.
'Destination Pakistan 2007' program is launched by the Pakistani
government for promotion of Pakistan as tourist destination
