16 EgyptAir flights head to Saudi Arabia

CAIRO - 10 June 2017: Sixteen EgyptAir flights will be headed to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, carrying 3200 pilgrims, the company announced.

Ten direct flights are scheduled for Jeddah and six flights are scheduled for Medina Airport.

EgyptAir is believed to have transported more than 200 thousand pilgrims during this “umrah” season.

Umrah is the non-mandatory pilgrimage to Mecca which may be performed at any time of the year.