SAUDIA Group allotted 1.2 million seats for 2023 Hajj season – Enterprise Traveller

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SAUDIA Group has revealed its operational efficiency in the course of the peak of the summer time journey season from Might 21-August 2, 2023, which included this 12 months’s Hajj season.

Throughout this era, it allotted greater than 1.2 million seats for Hajj pilgrims, working 79,000 flights.

Its fleet flew a median of half one million hours, whereas recording an on-time-performance charge of 83.8 per cent.

In the meantime, 1,768 pilots and assistant pilots had been rostered to handle the flights, whereas the visitor cabin crew labored at full capability in the course of the season, with a complete of 6,063 crew members working in the course of the summer time months.

The Hajj season additionally noticed the mobilisation of the Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) which “operated at full capability”.

SAEI had a specialised staff in place to assist the operations in the course of the Hajj season which included the allocation of 112 upkeep stations which had been operated by 1,154 technicians.

As well as, SAEI provided SAUDIA with 3,896 several types of plane elements whereas the time spent on upkeep amounted to 50,700 hours.

The Saudi Airways Catering Firm (SACC) additionally performed a major function in the course of the Hajj season, offering companies in the course of the Hajj and Umrah seasons. SACC delivered 5.4 million meals supplied on planes, 83,400 meals on the Haramain Excessive Pace Railway, and 357,000 meals as a part of its catering companies within the holy websites.

The Saudi Floor Companies Firm (SGS) in the meantime supplied dealing with companies for greater than 25,000 flights on the arrival and departure levels, which carried greater than 2.18 million pilgrims, with a reported commonplace operational self-discipline charge of 99 per cent.

The companies of Saudia Personal Aviation (SPA) had been accessible in 4 home airports, together with King Abdulaziz Worldwide airport in Jeddah, King Khalid Worldwide Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd Worldwide Airport in Dammam, and Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Worldwide Airport in Madinah.

Through the Hajj season, SPA operated 192 flights which carried greater than 4,300 pilgrims. Friends utilizing SPA’s companies might avail of personal journey lounges and post-flight companies together with reception and assist.

Amer Alkhushail, chief Hajj and Umrah Officer at SAUDIA Group, stated, “The top of the Hajj season marks the start of our preparation for the subsequent one, as all levels can be reviewed and evaluated so as to additional enhance the extent of companies and improve our efficiency.”

In July, SAUDIA airline introduced the addition of recent Airbus A321 neo plane to its fleet. The provider goals so as to add 20 extra A321 neo plane to its fleet by 2026.

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