Bryant: Great report and observations! Question: why wouldn't PIA come to Houston? Doesn't IAH have a diverse population? I must assume then that business warrants it. I would imagine Air India, too. It must have been quite a sight, though! Every time I've seen PIA, I've always felt it was a good sign. Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- Bryant Petitt <skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Just returned from a week in MZT (Mazatlan, > Sinaloa, > Mexico). Flew on CO thru IAH. Nothing spectacular to > warrant a trip report, but as we taxied to our 'Hard > Stand' yesterday into IAH (yes, the elderly CO > Express > F/A onboard our EMB-135 actually used that > term!)...What should my wondering eyes should > appear, > a Pakistan International 777! > > I don't keep up with these things, and it was a > surprise something that off the wall served IAH. The > PIA 777 disgorged its masses at the same time we > arrived at customs, however they sent them all into > a > different line. I asked a Customs officer what was > the > story on PIA, and he said they come into twice a > week. > Checking today, I see this is a one stop flight thru > Manchester. > > My question, what warrants PIA to serve Houston, > they > don't have a code-share (at least I couldn't find > anything) with CO! I could believe Air India, but > not > PIA. > > Bryant Petitt > Cumming, GA > Footnote: My Pakistani shirt embroiderer travels > quite a bit worldwide, but he avoids PIA like the > plague..... > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail