12 gennaio 2011

SV Carries Over One Million Pilgrims during Haj 2010‎

Saudi Arabian Airlines has succeeded in achieving its 2010 Haj Plan targets. There ‎was considerable increase in number of pilgrims the airline transported from different ‎parts of the world as well as in the number of pilgrims it transported to Madinah.

 

The ‎national carrier also achieved high rate of on-time flight performance during the Haj ‎season. The schedule was designed to ensure smooth flow of Haj flight traffic and ‎reduce pressure on King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince ‎Muhammad Airport in Madinah. There was good coordination with ministries and ‎government departments involved in serving the guests of God. Saudi Arabian ‎Airlines transported more than a million pilgrims on incoming and return Haj flights ‎from domestic airports as well as 102 international destinations, including 28 in the ‎Middle East, 24 in Asia, 20 in Africa and 30 in Europe and America.