Islamabad’s first Hajj flight leaves for Madinah.
Pakistan Airlines flight PK-713, which was carrying 428 pilgrims, left Islamabad for Madinah early on Tuesday, marking the start of Pakistan’s Hajj flight operation.
To bid the pilgrims farewell, Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousuf were at the Islamabad International Airport.
Today, five additional aircraft are planned to depart from various Pakistani locations for Madinah. At 8:30 am, a private airline flight, PF-7700, carrying 150 pilgrims, would depart from Lahore for Madinah. At 9:30 am, PIA’s flight PK-7201, which is carrying 150 more pilgrims, would take off from Quetta.
Me At 9:30 p.m., a private airline flight, ER-1611, carrying 285 pilgrims, would depart Karachi for Saudi Arabia. From Lahore, a second flight, PK-747, carrying 329 pilgrims, will take out at 10:15pm
