Hajj Flights Operation - Year 2014

[Abbas Ali]

According to PTV News, first pre-hajj flight of PIA will depart from Peshawar on August 27. The Boeing 777-200ER flight will transport 329 intending pilgrims from Peshawar to Jeddah.

A total of 130 pre-hajj flights of PIA will transport 65,000 intending pilgrims from various airports of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia. That makes an average of 500 passengers per flight. Either number of flights or pilgrims is incorrect in news channel report.

PIA will start post-hajj flights operation on October 10.

Abbas

[ammad]

Thanks Abbas for starting Hajj 2014 thread.

[Abbas Ali]

^ Thank you Ammad.

According to PIA press release issued today, the airline's pre-Hajj flights operation will begin on August 28.

PIA will use its own Boeing 747-300 and Boeing 777 aircraft for Hajj flights, according to the press release.

Abbas

[faisal-777]

Read on Facebook that PIA is getting 747-400 for Hajj Operations 2014, from Vision Air

[Abbas Ali]

^ As far as I know, Vision Air does not have passenger Boeing 747s.

Abbas

[faisal-777]

^ As far as I know, Vision Air does not have passenger Boeing 747s.

Abbas

Apparently its only a report on social media site. May or may not be true. But it makes sense to lease a 747 for hajj

[Abbas Ali]

Only five Haj flights from Sialkot

SIALKOT: Last year, 10 Haj flights took off from the Sialkot International Airport facilitating 4,000 pilgrims. That was then.

This year, the government has reduced the flights from 10 to 5, according to senior officials of the Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL).

SIAL officials said a strict competition among applicants reduced the number of successful applicants from Sialkot to 1,809 this year compared to 4,000 of the last year.

The Pakistan International Airlines will start its Haj flight operation from Sialkot airport on Sept 8 and will complete it on Sept 15.

Haj Operation Director Saeed Ahmad Malik held a meeting at the Sialkot DCO office here.

Later, District Coordination Officer Nadeem Sarwar told reporters the participants reviewed arrangements for pilgrims at the airport.

Source: DAWN

[A310]

Another first in this Hajj Operation will be the B777s flying to/from Multan

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Hajj-2014 flights schedule available on airline's official website on following link:

http://www.piac.com.pk/schedule/HajjSch ... 3_2014.pdf

PIA Hajj flights will be operated from/to Pakistani cities of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Sialkot and Multan and to/from Saudi cities of Jeddah and Medinah.

Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 aircraft will be used by PIA for Hajj flights.

First pre-Hajj flight PK-2001 from Karachi to Jeddah on August 28 will be operated with a Boeing 777.

Last pre-Hajj flight PK-2157 from Lahore to Jeddah on September 28 will be operated with a Boeing 747.

First post-Hajj flight PK-3064 from Jeddah to Lahore on October 8 will be operated with a Boeing 777.

Last post-Hajj flight PK-3156 from Jeddah to Lahore on November 7 will be operated with a Boeing 747.

Abbas

[Amaad Lone]

How many 747s will take part in the Haj operation?? Two or three.

[Abbas Ali]

Probably PIA will use two or three Boeing 777-200ERs (AP-BGJ, AP-BGK & AP-BGL) and two Boeing 747-300s (AP-BFU and AP-BFY) for Hajj flights this year.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Information given by Ministry of Religious Affairs & Interfaith Harmony (mora.gov.pk) in today's (August 23) newspapers.

Attention All Hajj Pilgrims

All intending Hujjaj leaving for hajj under government hajj scheme 2014 are hereby informed that bookings of all flights have been completed. The booking details in this regard are available on ministry's website hajjinfo.org which can be viewed by intending Hujjaj.

Furthermore, details of flights booking have been sent through SMS to the intending Hujjaj by the Ministry.

Hajj Helpline

For information, complaints and suggestion, contact following numbers before departing from Pakistan and during Hajj in Saudi Arabia:

Landline number in Pakistan for calls from Saudi Arabia 00-92-42-35880054

Toll-free number in Saudi Arabia 800-116-6622

Universal Access Number (UAN) in Pakistan 042-111-725-425

For further details please visit Ministry of Religious Affairs website mora.gov.pk.

Urdu version.


English version.


Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA will use its two Boeing 747-300 and two Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for Hajj 2014 flights, according to a press release issued by the airline today.

The airline has not leased any aircraft for Hajj flights.

Abbas

[furqan_haider]

PK2001 from Karachi, operating by AP-BGZ and PK2201 from Lahore, operating by AP-BGJ, are the first Hajj flights from KHI and LHE...

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Pre-Hajj Flights Operation Begins


Lahore - August 28, 2014 - Intending pilgrims boarding first pre-Hajj flight of PIA from Lahore operated with airline's Boeing 777-240ER (AP-BGJ). The flight was PK-2201 from Lahore to Jeddah.

Lahore, August 28, 2014: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pre-Hajj Operation 2014 commenced on Thursday. The intending pilgrims were seen off by Secretary Aviation and Chairman PIA, Muhammad Ali Gardezi at Lahore whereas the intending pilgrims from Karachi were seen off by Managing Director PIA, Shahnawaz Rehman and Director Airport Services, Aijaz Mazhar.

The first pre-Hajj flight PK-2001 took off from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, for Jeddah at 07:00 hours carrying 300 intending pilgrims. While the first pre-Hajj flight from Lahore PK-2201 took off at 08:00 hours from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, carrying 315 intending hajjis.

On the first day of pre-Hajj operation the national flag carrier carried 1,004 intending hajjis to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; one flight from Karachi and two flights from Lahore.

Managing Director PIA,Shahnawaz Rehman while talking to intending pligrims said that special Hajj information desks have been set up at the airports for the convenience of pilgrims and PIA scouts deputed for assisting the pilgrims. Leaflets containing information regarding baggage allowance, excess baggage, change of booking and related information have been distributed to Hajj camps, PIA ticketing offices and the airline’s travel agents for the pilgrims.

PIA is conducting Hajj operation with its own fleet consisting of Boeing 747 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The airline is operating hajj flights from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan and Sialkot.

Meanwhile, Managing Director PIA, Shahnawaz Rehman has instructed all concerned departments to provide best services to the pilgrims.

The first Pre-Hajj flights from Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar regions PK-2203, PK-2601 and PK-2501 respectively will commence from 29th August 2014.

Source: PIA Press Release (August 28, 2014)