Saudia Group has concluded a successful Hajj Season 1445H (2024). The group provided aviation, cargo, logistics, ground services, and maintenance to help facilitate pilgrimage.
Saudia transported over a million pilgrims on over 5,000 flights that spanned across four continents and over 100 destinations. It added that its low-cost carrier, flyadeal, contributed ""significantly"" by transporting over 70,000 pilgrims and operating 440 flights.
""We will continue advancing pilgrim services, evaluating feedback to enhance their spiritual experiences with cutting-edge digital technologies,"" said Saudia Hajj and Umrah CEO Amer Alkhushail. ""We aim to provide the best solutions to facilitate procedures, making the Hajj journey smoother from start to finish. Additionally, we're expanding our flight network to accommodate more pilgrims, supported by our comprehensive seat retrofit program.""
Across the 74-day Hajj operations, Saudia operated at full capacity to ensure efficiency across its fleet of 144 aircraft, as well as 14 additional aircraft dedicated to Hajj flights.
Alkhushail added: ""As the current Hajj 1445H season concludes, we have immediately commenced the planning for the upcoming Hajj 1446H season.""
Saudia Group concludes successful Hajj season
