Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Well, it's not called PIA for nothing
However, I am surprised to hear of the problems you had with the e-ticket. I have never heard of such a thing happening!
They caused us no end of problems. For all that the TA even had to show up in person at the office in Manchester with a
cheque!
It was a bit farcical all the problems! Unfortunately I don't have time to verify my ticket. It shows up with viewmytrip.com, so hopefully I'll be OK.
Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
The 747 Classic you flew in (AP-BAT) was knackered ten years ago, so I can only imagine what it's like now!
VERY knackered
. The plane does support AVOD, I think, but I never bothered trying.
Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Ask the Protocol Manager at Avari if you can use the Gymkhana to exercise in. She should be able to get you temporary access to what is an elite private athletic club. The Lahore Gymkhana also has the largest hotel rooms I have ever seen but you can only stay there if a member books a room for you.
My colleague today told me that it was pretty incredible. Unfortunately I have very limited spare time. I'm using some of it to see a small part of the city, so I'll probably just do a quick workout and a swim here.
Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Stop by thhe EY City Ticketing Office in Lahore with your ticket and passport in hand and ask them to "reconfirm" your flight out of Pakistan. If they say it is not required, have them stamp your ticket anyway. Believe me, it's good insurance, especially as you appear to have had some bad luck already.
Also, be sure to ask if you are reguired to have photocopies of your passport picture page and ADDITIONAL passport sized pictures for departure. This is a famous on again off again requirement in Pakistan although I never comply with it.
I have spare copies, but no photos. I'll have to wing it.
Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Finally, if you have any devices that use AA or AAA batteries in your handbaggage, you might be asked to discard them when you go through the final security screening on your departure. I usually put mine next to a dead glucometer or a blood pressure monitor in case the klan ask me to discard them. If you tell them you need the batteries for your medical equipment, you will be allowed to carry them aboard. I have often wondered if this battery fetish unique to travel out of Pakistan is purely because the ASF guys need batteries for themselves or if there really was a "credible" threat many years ago involving batteries.
They asked me this at BLR. I still got through with all my batteries (including laptop, mini-camera and NR headset) except in my dSLR. For some reason that was a problem!
Originally Posted by
PhlyingRPh
Oh yes,
be prepared to have your picture taken upon departure for the american thugs who have infiltrated Pakistan with their filthy, disgusting Pisces system.
There are often some american FBI cowardly pigs actually sitting behind closed doors at KHI and LHE scrutinizing the identity of travelers and using the data entered into Pisces to determine who they think is a threat to their country. Thoroughly outrageous
but unfortunately a reality for a country reliant on the usa.
I'm off to the US in a couple of weeks and I just assume that I'll get hassled. They actually used to do this in Canada as well. Agents were camped out next to the gates on Cuba bound flights to catch 'rogue' Americans.