Saudi Arabian Airlines announces its operational plan to transport pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season
Ashraf AboArafe
Saudi Arabian Airlines has allocated a special fleet of (14) aircraft to serve Hajj flights, which amount to (268) international flights in (15) stations, and (32) domestic flights in (6) stations, through which more than (107) thousand seats will be provided on all destinations. The international sector, and (12.8) thousand seats on the domestic sector, in addition to scheduled and additional flights that reach about (100) domestic and international destinations.
Saudi Airlines revealed its operational plan to transport the Guests of Allah (pilgrims) from all over the world to the King Abdulaziz International Airports in Jeddah and Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International in Madinah, in addition to the departure stage, where it was approved to provide flights and seat capacity that suits Operational requirements and demand volume, in addition to providing the best services in all stages of travel and all service locations.
His Excellency the Director General of the General Organization of Saudi Arabian Airlines, Engineer Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman Al-Omar, indicated that preparations for receiving groups of pilgrims have been completed, explaining that “Saudi Arabia” is keen to implement the directives of the Supreme Hajj Committee headed by His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, as well as The Central Hajj Committee headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region, in addition to cooperation with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Guests of the Rahman Program, since its establishment, it has been providing integrated services to the pilgrims, starting with facilitating their travel procedures upon their arrival. To perform the Hajj rituals and to return safely to their homes.
Guests of the pilgrims will also enjoy many services during the flight, including listening to the Talbiyah, as well as an alert half an hour before the flight over the Miqat site, in addition to the entertainment content on board, which includes a variety of educational programs related to the occasions of Hajj and Umrah through the dedicated channel. , with a total of (162) minutes of audio content, (70) minutes of “Motion Graphics”, (270) minutes of educational programs, and (210) minutes of advocacy and guidance programs translated into Arabic and English, in addition to the main and upper screens In which short clips are shown, preparing pilgrims for the rituals of Hajj.
Through its plan, “Saudi Arabian Airlines” aims to expand the transportation of pilgrims from stations that witness an increasing demand for travel to perform the Hajj rituals and achieve an average of (100%) in safety standards, and provide all facilities that prepare the pilgrims’ pilgrims’ journey of peace and luxury, and it has mobilized its human energies for this. And its technical capabilities to provide services optimally, and it is implemented by a specialized team that includes all operational sectors working around the clock, in coordination and cooperation with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the General Authority of Civil Aviation and government agencies working at the airport, in addition to other agencies concerned with serving pilgrims, Hajj and raft institutions, and the General Automobile Syndicate. And the organizers of Hajj trips inside and outside the Kingdom.
Saudia’s services provided to pilgrims include the issuance of boarding passes for the two flights of origin and return from international stations of origin, as well as for domestic stations, in addition to securing navigators and staff at the stations who speak a variety of languages for pilgrims, arranging for sending Zamzam water bottles to many destinations, in addition to providing additional flights for pilgrims. Those wishing to travel to Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah by air, in addition to securing the operational requirements that include staff, labor and ground equipment, in proportion to the size of the operation.
Saudi Airlines provides a service for collecting the luggage of groups from their residence in Makkah and Madinah and transferring them directly to the baggage acceptance area at the airport. pressure on airports.
