PIA Pre-Hajj operation of transporting the intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia concluded successfully with overall flights' punctuality over 96 percent and seat factor of 99 percent: PIA Spokesman said it here on Saturday. PIA carried 82,823 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through 196 Pre-Hajj flights from Pakistan; and 1,989 intending pilgrims through 04 chartered flights from Rangoon.
While 9,207 intending pilgrims travelled through PIA regular scheduled flights bringing the total to 94,019 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The airline carried 9,931 intending pilgrims from Karachi through 20 Pre-Hajj flights, 17,347 through 35 flights from Islamabad, 17,462 through 35 flights from Lahore, 14,292 from Peshawar through 44 Pre-Hajj flights. PIA carried 13,294 from Quetta by 41 Pre-Hajj flights, 6,999 from Multan by 14 flights and 3,498 intending pilgrims from Sialkot by 07 Pre-Hajj flights.-PR