Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced a major 30% discount in fares for its flights from Karachi to the Saudi Arabian cities of Jeddah and Madinah, the airline’s spokesperson confirmed on Monday.
With this fare discount, a one-way ticket from Karachi to both Jeddah or Madinah is now priced at Rs56,000, inclusive of taxes. A return ticket to both of those cities will value Rs88,000, additionally inclusive of taxes. The revised fares have already been applied, it was maintained.
According to the PIA spokesperson, these discounted tickets can be accessible for buy till August 31, with journey allowed as much as September 30. The fare discount comes through the ongoing Umrah season, which began in July.
In an effort to additional facilitate pilgrims, PIA just lately launched direct Umrah flights to Jeddah from Quetta and Faisalabad. These flights commenced on August 6, increasing journey choices for pilgrims from totally different areas of Pakistan.
This transfer by PIA is predicted to ease the monetary burden on travellers through the Umrah season, encouraging extra Pakistanis to undertake the pilgrimage to the holy websites in Saudi Arabia.