The United Nations have recognized Mr Touheed Daudpota for his act of kindness. He has been declared a He for She champion by the organization. The PIA crew member was seen in photos and clips on social media soothing a baby crying on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad. These clips went viral, and people applauded the crew member for displaying empathy and gender sensitivity.
If we have travelled by air, you must have witnessed crying babies on the flight. This is due to cabin pressure that makes babies uncomfortable on-flight. We often see mothers struggling with such babies, but have you ever seen a cabin crew pick up someone’s baby to help such mother’s out? We haven’t. It was also the first time for us to witness such a scene.
PIA wrote on the micro-blogging site, Mr Touheed Daudpota, the crew of #PIA, whose photos of soothing a baby went viral, was declared by @unwomen_pak the #HeforShe champion for displaying empathy, gender sensitivity, respect & care to a women pax, upholding long traditions of ‘#GreatPeopletoFlyWith‘ #GenerationEquality
Mr. Touheed Daudpota, crew of #PIA, whose photos of soothing a baby went viral, was declared by @unwomen_pak the #HeforShe champion for displaying empathy, gender sensitivity, respect & care to a women pax, upholding long traditions of '#GreatPeopletoFlyWith' #GenerationEquality pic.twitter.com/Gr76ZeRIeL
— PIA (@Official_PIA) March 22, 2021
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For the past couple of years, travellers have criticised PIA for multiple reasons including poor services; however, this site was rather refreshing for many.
Here is How Twitter Reacted:
This guy also deserves an award pic.twitter.com/GoXa25VsdF
— Muhammad Suleman Madni (@madni_suleman) March 23, 2021
Well done. Let’s keep giving out medals to👨🏽for soothing one 👶which is part of the job that thousands of👩🏽cabin crew do thanklessly day in and out. Let’s focus on normalizing care work for both sexes, not make it an exceptional achievement.
— Major Sir Dard (@omnivhoor) March 22, 2021
We sure do!
We need more like these role models
— Ali Arwama (@aliarwama) March 23, 2021
Even Fakhr-e-Alam tweeted on the matter. He said PIA truly is GREAT people to fly with
A friend onboard @Official_PIA ISD to KHI early morning flt yesterday shared this. A baby was crying non stop, the mother was exhausted & stressed, she couldn’t comfort the child. So the head pursur Mr.Tauheed helped the child sleep. Now that truly is GREAT people to fly with. 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/yM4aynPA1i
— Fakhr-e-Alam (@falamb3) March 12, 2021
Thank you Mr PIA Officer. {Zara Num Hoo to Yeh Matti Bari Zerkaiz Hay Saqi}. How painful, corrupt to the bone and dead conscious politicians have sucked the the marrow of the nation". Yet I have a faith- my nation will fly again. God save IK the PM and Pakistan – Amen.
— Hassan Zaidi (@LakhteZ) March 23, 2021
It was not PIA who posted this – it was a fare paying passenger onboard that flight who shared this…
— maqsoodkayani (@maqsoodkayani) March 16, 2021
Some people weren’t impressed and went on to complain about their previous experience
All the londoner want to pay less and want a Emirates service. Most complain from UK Pakistanese.
— shhhhh (@8bQGuyGk2a9khv0) March 12, 2021
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