A special PIA flight brought back 132 stranded Pakistani pilgrims from Jeddah to Islamabad.
According
to details, Pakistani pilgrims were scheduled to return on August 27
from Jeddah through a Saudi Airlines after performing Umrah. However,
flights were delayed from Jeddah to different other countries due to
protest and violence by pilgrims from Egypt and Algeria at the Shah
Abdul Aziz Airport.
The flight of Pakistani Umrah pilgrims was
also delayed and these Pakistanis were stranded at the airport for the
past five days.
Pakistan International Airlines arranged
special flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis from Jeddah. The
first special flight reached Islamabad on Friday morning from Jeddah
with 132 pilgrims. The pilgrims informed media at the Islamabad Airport
that PIA officials at Shah Abdul Aziz Airport did not cooperate with
the Pakistani pilgrims and they did not provide any information
regarding flight schedule.
The pilgrims blamed that they
suffered the hardships due to mismanagement of PIA staff at Jeddah
Airport and they were not able to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their
families. Online
