PIA completes Hajj operation

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PIA completes Hajj operation

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KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced that it has successfully completed the Hajj operation for the year 2006.

PIA carried 125,000 pilgrims back to Pakistan in a total of 336 flights from Medinah and Jeddah. Out of this, 20 flights were from Medinah and rest 316 from Jeddah, a press release of PIA said.

The entire operation was completed with an overall punctuality rate of 87 percent, which is more than the last Hajj operation.

Of the total number of pilgrims, there were 37,000 from Karachi on 117 flights, 35,500 from Lahore on 76 flights, 27,250 from Islamabad on 62 flights, 16,000 from Peshawar on 57 flights and 9,250 from Quetta on 24 flights, PIA said.

The entire post-Hajj flights completed in 31 days.

Source: The News
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