PIA’s 46 Flights airlift 19,000 intending Hajj pilgrims: PIA spokesperson

19 Sep, 2013

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines on the tenth day of its Hajj Operation operated four special hajj flights while carrying over 16,00 Hujjaj to the Holy Land. On Wednesday, PIA’s PK2119 carrying 487 Hujjaj left Karachi at 6.25AM, from Peshawar PK2617 carrying 324 at 09.20AM, from Multan PK2319 carrying 502 at 7.35PM and from Quetta PK2719 took off at 10.00PM carrying 329 pilgrims to holy land.

The departure and arrival of all flights was on time. PIA Spokesperson said here.

Till now the total uplift of intending pilgrims stand at 19,000 by forty six hajj flights.

So far, six Hajj flights from Karachi carried 2,413, nine flights from Lahore 4,457; nine flights from Islamabad 4,311; eleven flights from Peshawar 3,851; six flights from Quetta 1,972 and four flights from Multan carried 2,010 Hujjaj to Saudi Arabia.

On Thursday, 19th September, a total of five special flights operated; two from Peshawar and one each from Karachi, Multan and Quetta.

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