The flight arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi 45 minutes after it took off.
Though there were only 40 passengers on the 400-plus seater Boeing 747-300 aircraft, the enthusiasm amongst them was very visible.
PIA reservation executives Ahsan-ul-Haque (L) and Farzana Mir (2-L) attend to customers in Mumbai on January 1.
Photograph: Sebastian D'Souza/AFP/Getty Images
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