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Saudi Arabia, UAE & RAF Fly Afghan Pilgrims Also  
User currently offlineAirmale From Botswana, joined Sep 2004, 368 posts, RR: 2
Posted (11 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 883 times:

Saudi Arabian Airlines, as well as four aircraft of the UAE (from Emirates perhaps), and Britian's Royal Air Force are also flying the Afghan pilgrims to Jeddah besides PIA, for Hajj which takes place tomorrow (Wednesday), RAF are using C-130s four times a day to carry the pilgrims since Monday, any one know what euipment are SV and the United Arab Emirates are sending? meanwhile PIA operated their second A300 flight to Kabul yesterday carrying 270 pilgrims to Jeddah from there.


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User currently offlineRwy31R From Saudi Arabia, joined Aug 2001, 452 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 849 times:

According to my sources.. SV should be sending 741's. Just a few days ago there has been talks about sending the 743's but I do doubt that. 743's are usually sent to Jakarta and Bruni.


"Saudia Three Five hold short Three One Right"
User currently offlineEmirates777 From Tanzania, joined Feb 2000, 655 posts, RR: 3
Reply 2, posted (11 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 846 times:

Emirates is not participating.

User currently offlineAirmale From Botswana, joined Sep 2004, 368 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (11 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 841 times:

Why not Emirates777? and Rwy31R please confirm with your sources and inform us on what aircraft SV used to Kabul, can it handle 747s?


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User currently offlineEmirates777 From Tanzania, joined Feb 2000, 655 posts, RR: 3
Reply 4, posted (11 years 3 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 833 times:

Airmale,
As far as i know Emirates Airline aircraft were not involved. Rather aircraft chartered by the UAE govt.

Rgds
Emirates777

User currently offlineMusalmaan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (11 years 3 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 826 times:

Asalam-o-Alaikum,

Airmale, before the political problems arose in Afghanistan, during the era of King Zaheer Shah, Ariana had actually placed an order for 747. This shows that Kabul airport and maybe Kandahar airport are definitely able to support jumbo jets.

Allah Hafiz.
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