Month long Pre-Hajj flight operation set to conclude on Wednesday
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 10:30:07 by News Pakistan AdminISLAMABAD: The month-long pre-Hajj flights operation is set to conclude on Wednesday with airlifting of over 143,368 government and private scheme Pakistani pilgrims, an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said Tuesday.Talking to APP he said 86,021 pilgrims will perform Hajj through government scheme while 57,347 through private Hajj scheme. The Hujjaj are being transported through PIA, Saudi Airline, and Shaheen Airline.The intending Hujjaj were going to Saudi Arabia through 288 special Hajj flights. The government had paid Rs 3 billion to Airline companies for the operation. The flight operation was being jointly conducted by Pakistani and Saudi flag carriers. As many as 46,500 Hujjaj were travelling through PIA, 14,021 through Shaheen Air and 25,500 through Saudi Arabian Airlines.In all, the PIA will transport more than 70,000 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through 160 pre Hajj flights. The post-Hajj flights operation would start on October 19 and conclude on November 18.As many as 214 special flights of Pakistan International Airlines would carry the Hujjaj in both pre and post Hajj operation. The special flights were being operated from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan and Sialkot.Some 122 building have been hired to accommodate 86,021 government scheme…
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on Oct 8 2013. Filed under Latest News.
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