The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched a plan to facilitate Pakistani and other Muslims pilgrims intending to travel from China to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, the airline announced in a statement.
The national carrier will provide connecting flights from Islamabad to Saudi Arabia to Muslim passengers travelling on PIA flights from Beijing and Chengdu.
However, Pakistani passengers could enjoy a stopover of over one week in Pakistan while returning to China.
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The national flag carrier is currently operating weekly passenger flights on Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad route on Sunday and Islamabad-Chengdu-Islamabad route on Wednesday, state broadcaster reported.
DAILY PAKISTAN
