Shaheen Air International (SAI) on Tuesday announced that it has been awarded with a certificate of appreciation by the Directorate General of Hajj-Pakistan. The award has been bestowed upon the airline for its successful completion of the Hajj operation 2016.
The award was presented by Dr Sajid Yoosufani, Director General (Hajj), Consulate General of Pakistan in a ceremony held in Medina. Throughout the course of the operation, 33,000 pilgrims from six cities of Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad and Peshawar, were transported to Jeddah and Medina through exclusive flights. Previously, Shaheen Air International had also received a letter of appreciation by Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, Federal Minister of Religious Affairs for its successful Hajj services which the airline rendered in 2015.