RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: First Hajj flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has departed to Madina with 328 passengers on Thursday.

According to details, the airline which has commenced its Hajj operations from 10 cities of Pakistan including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Sukkur, Multan and Rahimyarkhan, has transported 328 Hajj pilgrims through the first Hajj flight PK-2503.

The pre-Hajj operation, started from August 4, will be continued till September 5, 2016 with more than 265 flights including its scheduled flights to Jeddah and Madina cities. The airline is expecting to transport 51,000 Hujjaj approximately during its pre-Hajj operation.