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PIA’s “Flying Nanny” Era: When Pakistan’s Flag Carrier Became Guardian of a Diaspora’s Children

PIA’s 1960s “Flying Nanny” service saw infants fly 4,500 miles unaccompanied. The story of Momi Gul Durrani blends aviation pride and tragedy.

Pakistan’s Flag Carrier PIA

In an age when airlines today hesitate to transport minors without layers of indemnity forms, biometric verifications, and tightly codified liability frameworks, there was a period in Pakistan’s aviation history when parents entrusted five-month-old infants to cabin crew for transcontinental travel, and the airline carried not only passengers but parental faith across continents. The now-circulating image of PIA air hostesses Momi Gul Durrani and Rashida holding twin babies inside a Boeing 720 cabin is not merely nostalgic content for social media; it is documentary evidence of a service culture that once defined Pakistan International Airlines at the height of its global prestige.

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