EgyptAir to transfer Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

CAIRO - 14 Aug 2017: EgyptAir has announced that it will start transferring Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia as of Tuesday via three flights that will take off from Cairo International Airport to Jeddah.

In a statement issued on Monday, the national carrier said that 21 flights will transport about 4,530 pilgrims.

Eleven flights will take off from Cairo to Jeddah, including three ones for transferring the Palestinians, while 10 flights will head to al Madina al Monawara to transport 2,220 pilgrims