12 EgyptAir flights to ferry 2,424 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - EgyptAir started to operate on Sunday 12 flights carrying 2,424 pilgrims to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Egypt's flag carrier is set to operate 10 flights to Jeddah carrying 2,245 pilgrims and two others to Medina.

This year, EgyptAir is set to ferry around 76,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.