By Akram Medhat
Safwat Mosallam, chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company, said the company carried about 200,000 Umrah pilgrims to Jeddah and Medina as part of the air bridge EgyptAir operated to Saudi Arabia during the current Umrah season, which began on March 29 and ran until May 30, covering the Rajab and Sha'ban Umrahs.
Mosallam added that, as of last week, EgyptAir had operated 1,099 flights to Jeddah and Medina, with 887 flights departing from Cairo International Airport carrying 171,000 pilgrims, comprising 563 flights to Jeddah and 324 flights to Medina.
EgyptAir also operated 188 flights from Borg El Arab Airport carrying 26,000 pilgrims, comprising 124 flights to Jeddah and 64 flights to Medina, in addition to 24 flights departing from Luxor and Aswan airports to Jeddah carrying 3,000 pilgrims.
Separately, Mosallam revealed that since the start of Ramadan EgyptAir has carried about 40,000 Umrah pilgrims on 190 flights, with the highest rates of operational punctuality.
