PIA Starts Bring Home Over 52,000 Hujjaj

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published September 17, 2016 | 10:55 PM

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -17th Sept,2016) : Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started bringing back over 52,000 hujjaj through its 126 special and 125 regular Hajj flights to Pakistan.

In a statement, PIA spokesperson said the flights would be operated from Jeddah and Madinah Munawwara to 10 cities of Pakistan, including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Sukkur, Multan and Rahimyarkhan.

The first Hajj flight of PIA, PK 3002 carrying 393 pilgrims landed in Lahore. Another private flight 314 pilgrims on board, reached Peshawar from Jeddah. A third flight carrying 394 pilgrims reached Islamabad from Jeddah on Saturday evening. Senior officials of PIA received the pilgrims at the airports. The post Hajj operation of PIA would conclude on October 16.