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UAS Provides Trip Support for Hajj Pilgrimage Flights
Gulf-based company helped operators of more than 2,000 aircraft flying into Saudi Arabia
UAS supports Hajj pilgrimage flights
Trip support specialist UAS arranged more than 2,000 flight permits for aircraft carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia’s holy sites during the Hajj season. © UAS International Trip Support

Trip support group UAS helped more than 133,000 Hajj pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia last month for the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. According to the Dubai-based group, it arranged 2,516 flight permits and arranged handling for more than 2,000 aircraft covering 31 airports during the peak Hajj season.

Supported flights brought Muslim pilgrims from across Asia, Africa, and Europe. The highest number of travelers came from Indonesia (87,657), with other countries including Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Chad, Niger, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany.

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