First PIA Hajj flight departs Karachi for Madinah

Karachi: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has begun its flight operation for Hajj from Karachi and the first flight carrying pilgrims on Wednesday departed from the city.

According to details, the PIA flight, PK-743, carrying 291 Hajj pilgrims departed from Karachi and will land in Madinah. PIA officials, Adviser to CM Sindh on Religious Affairs Fayyaz Butt, and Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) officials met the departing pilgrims and distributed umbrellas as a gift from the government.

It is pertinent to remember that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced a schedule to begin Hajj operation flights from Jinnah International Airport Karachi on June 8.

The national flag carrier will use Boeing 777 aircraft for pre-Hajj operations from Karachi, he said. In this connection, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has completed all arrangements at Jinnah airport for the Hajj 2022 operations.