Kuwait Airways transports 10,770 pilgrims to Saudi

JEDDAH: Kuwait Airways announced yesterday that it had transported about 10,770 pilgrims via 36 flights to Saudi Arabia. The aviation company transported about 4,770 pilgrims from Kuwait and about 6,000 others from different countries, regional director of GCC in Kuwait Airways Meshal Al-Dalk said. The company is using its new Boeing 777300ER planes to provide all means of comfort and entertainment on board for pilgrims, he noted.

— Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: Pilgrims are seen leaving through Kuwait International Airport to Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.