Hajj Flights Operation - Year 2025

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Additional Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Syed Ata-ur-Rehman and CEO PIA Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Amir Hayat signing agreement

PIA to transport 35,000 Hajj pilgrims under government scheme from various cities of Pakistan under an agreement signed between the airline and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony for Hajj 2025.



The ministry will also sign agreements with other airlines of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for the transportation of Hajj pilgrims between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

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Agreement signed between Serene Air and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony for the transportation of pilgrims in Hajj 2025 flight operations.



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Banks accepting applications from November 18 to December 3 for Hajj 2025 under the government scheme.

HBL advertisement in November 18 newspaper:



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[Abbas Ali]

Agreement signed between Saudia and Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony for the transportation of pilgrims in Hajj 2025 flight operations. Saudia Country Manager in Pakistan Sultan Alharbi and Additional Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Syed Ata-ur-Rehman signed the agreement.

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Number of Hajj pilgrims under the government scheme to be transported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia by airlines:

PIA 35,000
Saudia 35,000
Serene Air 7,500
airblue 7,380
AirSial 3,500

Flights to be operated from five airports in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Multan.

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[Usman123]

Astonishing to see equal number of seats between saudi airlines and PIA no support/preference to national airline like all countries.

[Abbas Ali]

Saudi Arabia ready to host 179,210 Hajj pilgrims from Pakistan under an agreement signed between the two countries.

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[adamalikhan]

So how do the remaining Hujjaj travel? Do the airlines operate additional flights too?

[QMA243]

No flights from Peshawar ? Extra Travel cost for pilgrims from KP.....

[faisal-777]

Astonishing to see equal number of seats between saudi airlines and PIA no support/preference to national airline like all countries.

Not astonishing at all considering favors Saudis have done to Pakistan in general.

[faisal-777]

So how do the remaining Hujjaj travel? Do the airlines operate additional flights too?

My assumption is those are the people going via private Hajj scheme, and will probably utilize EK, QR etc. I have heard now a days private hajj and gov hajj cost difference is not so big so people opt for earlier, meaning they are not bound to be on these "official Hajj flights".

[Abbas Ali]

PIA pre-Hajj flights operation to be conducted from April 29 to June 1. PIA to transport 56,000 intending pilgrims (36,000 private + 20,000 government scheme) through 280 flights to Saudi Arabia.

PIA post-Hajj flights operation to be conducted from June 12 to July 10.

Airbus A320 and Boeing 777 aircraft to take part in PIA Hajj flights operation.

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Pre-Hajj flights starting from April 28, according to Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.



Pilgrims can view Hajj flight information by entering their CNIC or Hajj application number on following link:

https://flight-inquiry.hajjinfo.org/

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[Amaad Lone]

I am guessing with spare engines arriving from different countries PIA should be able to re-activate some 777s which will be used for hajj.

unless reduced Saudi flights will allow the six 777s to do the hajj flights also.

With Europe active and if good loads for Paris, then PIA should look at some other cities Barcelona, Rome, Copenhagen and Frankfurt to expand revenue.

[Abbas Ali]

SereneAir to transport highest number of Hajj pilgrims under government scheme by any private airline in Pakistan this year – 2025.



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