SAUDI ARABIA READIES SIX AIRPORTS TO RECEIVE HAJJ 2024 PILGRIMS
By Kabir Ahmed S/Kuka
3.4 million seats aboard 7,700 flights allocated for next month’s annual pilgrimageThai Umrah pilgrims arrive at the King Abdulaziz airport in Jeddah.
Furthermore, 13 terminals at the six airports have been designated to receive the Hajj pilgrims to be served by 21,000 employees, the Matarat Holding Company, which manages the Saudi airports, has said.
According Gulf News, Saudi civil aviation authorities said they have designated six main airports for receiving Muslims, who will attend next month’s annual Hajj pilgrimage.
They are King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Red Sea city of Jeddah; Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Medina; Taif International Airport in the western city of Taif; King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh; Prince Abdulmohsen International Airport in the coastal city of Yanbu; and King Fahd International Airport in the western city of Dammam.