Saudia Hajj contracts

[PIA747]

Every year Saudia hands out contracts to several Charter airlines for the Hajj. To name a few AirAtlanta, Onur air, European Air charter and Universal Air were awarded the contracts in 2003.

In 2004 Air Atlanta will definately make a comeback to Jeddah. Air Universal which operated a L1011 is getting a hold of two B747-200s for the Hajj.

Do any of you have more info on the upcoming hajj?

[aviatorpk]

PIA is also going for wet lease aircrafts for hadj

[Boy of the night]

Britannia/Thomson supplying six 767-300's

[PIA747]

Is the Britannia crew based in Jeddah? Will that be the case this year? after the bombing in Riyadh

[Daysleeper]

Probably best not to discuss your hotac plans for such a sensitive location in open forum. Its dangerous enough down there just now without advertising it.

[middlepath]

scary stuff! may be I should not go.

[Lump Jockey]

When is the Hadj? Thought there was only one per year? (Summertime?)

[PIA747]

Hajj is performed once a year, according to the Islamic Lunar Calendar. The hajj will be in Jan - Feb 2004 however, the Hajj movement into Saudia airports will start mid- December this year.