Saudi Arabian Airlines targets transporting over 1.1m pilgrims

Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, continues to successfully implement the Hajj operational plan, which targets transporting more than 1.1 million pilgrims from different countries during the arrival and return stages.

Operations began for Hajj flights on Saturday, July 14, 2018, and the first flight was (SV5902), arriving at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah from Delhi, India. More of Saudia’s flights arrive successively in Madinah on a daily basis to bring pilgrims from across the world as part of the arrival’s first phase.

The second phase starts tomorrow, with the arrival of the first Hajj flight, (SV5111), at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, coming from Surabaya in Indonesia.