EgyptAir: Last Umrah Flights Arrive Next Monday... We Carried 250,000 Pilgrims

EgyptAir: Last Umrah Flights Arrive Next Monday... We Carried 250,000 Pilgrims

By Akram Medhat

Safwat Moslem, chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company, said the company's last flights at the close of the 1438 AH Umrah season will arrive on July 10 this month, carrying 2,150 Umrah pilgrims on 9 flights.

Moslem added that the company managed to carry 250,000 Umrah pilgrims on 1,382 flights over the 2017 Umrah season, from its start on March 29 until July 10 this month.

Moslem stressed that the company's flights were fully punctual in terms of departure and arrival times at Egyptian and Saudi airports, with no delayed baggage, as the company was keen to take the necessary measures to avoid any obstacles that could hamper work.

Moslem said EgyptAir carried about 65,000 Umrah pilgrims on 513 flights during the month of Ramadan alone, stressing that the company's fleet and flight crews are fully ready for the start of the Hajj season.