EgyptAir will operate Friday eight flights to transport pilgrims back home after performing the Hajj rituals.
In a statement Thursday, the state-owned flag carrier said that seven flights will be operated from Jeddah to Cairo and one flight from Taif to Cairo.
The returnees include pilgrims of missions of the Ministry of Interior, Social Solidarity, Civil Aviation and the House of Representatives, as well pilgrims from various governorates and transit pilgrims.