Saudi Arabian Airlines Carries 5500 Tunisian Umra performers

Tunis, 12 May 06

As many as 5500 pilgrims have travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umra (Minor pilgrimage) rituals by Saudi Arabian Airlines on Rabee’ Al-Awwal 5-22, 1427 AH.

In a press statement published today, Director of Saudi Arabian Airlines in Tunis, Algiers and Libya Maher bin Abdulaziz Shikri said that Umrah performers were transported by modern aircraft from Carthage International Airport to Madinah Airport. He noted that the Airline has recorded a 40% growth in Tunis.

Shikri also said that a new system linking the Airlines’ offices in Tunisia to those in Saudi Arabia has been developed lately and that the new system will ease departure and travel measures.