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| Source: Emirates. A Boeing 777-300ER plane. |
Emirates will be boosting its flights to Jeddah during the umrah season. The airline will operate 24 extra flights, adding more than 10,000 additional seats between Dubai, UAE and Jeddah, KSA from 12 June to 24 June. The additional flights will be serviced by the Boeing 777-300ER.
Emirates’ additional flights will help accommodate more convenient travel through Dubai during the umrah season, which starts in Ramadhan and concludes in July for 2018. These services will run in parallel with Emirates’ regularly scheduled services to Jeddah, which includes three daily flights. The additional services can be accessed by travellers holding a valid umrah visa.
Adil Al Ghaith, Senior VP, Commercial Operations for Gulf, Middle East and Iran said: “Performing umrah during the month of Ramadhan is a significant experience for Muslims and Emirates is helping to make the journey more seamless through convenient connections for the thousands of pilgrims looking to travel during this time. We thank the Saudi Arabian government and authorities for their support to introduce these extra frequencies during umrah season.”
Onboard, Emirates’ ice entertainment system features special religious programming as well as popular regional entertainment options including new drama series. The airline’s diverse content available on board with up to 3,500 channels of entertainment includes 238 Arabic channels featuring movies, TV, music and audio.
This year, top Asian destinations where Emirates is expecting umrah travellers to come from include Pakistan.