Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser announced the preparation of more than 7,000 scheduled flights to serve the Guests of Al-Rahman in the 1446 AH Hajj season, operated by 62 airlines from 238 destinations around the world, with more than 3 million seats allocated through 12 terminals at 6 main airports to receive pilgrims.
Al-Jasser noted that railway network services provided more than 2 million seats to transport pilgrims on the Haramain train through more than 4,700 trips, an increase of an estimated 400,000 seats compared with the previous season, in line with the highest standards of safety and efficiency, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
He affirmed that the transport and logistics system this year adopted expanded integration between modes of transport during the Hajj season, to facilitate movement from the airport to the train and on to the holy sites.
He added that more than 25,000 buses and 9,000 taxis have been prepared, and 18 routes allocated to transport the Guests of Al-Rahman between cities and at the entrances to Makkah, Madinah and the holy sites. The Roads General Authority also completed maintenance work on more than 7,400 kilometers of roads leading to the holy sites, and 247 bridges were inspected to ensure the readiness of the infrastructure.
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