PIA Post Hajj Operation of bringing back more than 67,000 Hajjis from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan concluded successfully on Monday maintaining an overall flight punctuality of above 90 percent which is a new record. PIA carried 8,198 Hajjis to Karachi, 9,660 Hajjis to Lahore, 14,537 Hajjis to Islamabad, 15,417 to Peshawar 9,754 Hajjis to Quetta, 6,008 to Multan and 3,527 Hajjis to Sialkot.
This year, PIA successfully conducted its Hajj Operation which has been appreciated by Pakistani as well as Saudi Civil Aviation Authority for on time departures and arrivals of Hajj flights. Chairman PIA Muhammad Ali Gardezi and Managing Director PIA, Muhammad Junaid Yunus congratulated PIA employees for the successful completion of the airline's Hajj Operation which was entirely managed and operated by PIA's own fleet.
Junaid Yunus while congratulating the employees of the airline said that the entire PIA team has fulfilled the duty in providing maximum facilitation to Hajjis in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and with on time departures and arrivals of Hajj flights; as directed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. He congratulated the employees of Flight Operations, Engineering, Passenger Handling Services, PIA Scouts, Marketing and especially, PIA teams stationed at Jeddah, for their sincere efforts in accomplishing successful Hajj Operation. He also appreciated efforts of PIA's Public Relations Division and role of media for disseminating accurate information to general public. Junaid Yunus said that it proves that PIA has the potential to achieve any target assigned to it.
The employees should work with the same zeal and enthusiasm in achieving higher revenues and profitability for the airline, he said. We have added additional frequencies on profitable routes like Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu and soon after the induction of new aircraft in PIA fleet new destinations will be added to PIA network, he added. This year PIA made special arrangements by establishing a facilitation desk for the information and assistance to its passengers at Pakistan and Jeddah Hajj Terminals including PIA offices in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.-PR