Karachi, August 16, 2018 (PPI-OT): PIA Pre- Hajj operation of transporting intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia concluded successfully transporting more than 68,000 intending pilgrims with a flight punctuality of more than 95 percent. PIA operated 225 flights to Saudi Arabia. This includes nearly 28,138 intending pilgrims through Hajj flights and 39,906 intending pilgrims through regular scheduled flights.
PIA operated 71 flights from Karachi and transported more than 21,400 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, 50 flights from Islamabad with 15,148 pilgrims, 43 flights from Lahore with 13,960 pilgrims, 19 flights from Multan with 4,571 pilgrims, 07 flights from Faisalabad with 833 pilgrims, 11 flights from Sialkot with 3,708 pilgrims and 24 flights from Peshawar with 8,418 intending pilgrims.
President and CEO PIA, Musharraf Rasool Cyan congratulated PIA hajj team members for successful Pre-Hajj operation and instructed them to provide full support and assistance to the returning Hujjaj. The Post Hajj operation will commence from 27th August 2018 and PIA will bring back more than 68,000 Hujjaj through Hajj and Regular scheduled flights from Jeddah and Madinah to Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Sialkot, Multan and Faisalabad stations. The Post Hajj operation will conclude on 25 September 2018.
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