flynas and Ministry of Hajj and Umrah sign agreement to enhance domestic pilgrim services

flynas, the world’s leading low-cost airline and the top carrier in the Middle East, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to enhance services for domestic Umrah pilgrims. The agreement was signed during the launch of the fourth Umrah and Visit Forum in Jeddah.

The signing ceremony was attended by Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and Khaled Al-Hujairi, Chief Commercial Officer for Hajj and Umrah. The memorandum was signed by Ziyad Shatta, Executive Vice President of Holidays at flynas, and Abdulmohsen Al-Salem, Deputy Minister for Umrah and Visit Affairs.

The agreement aims to establish a general framework for cooperation between the two parties to improve the quality of services provided to Umrah pilgrims. This will be achieved by developing Umrah services and delivering them through digital platforms, as well as exploring future collaboration opportunities and identifying areas of joint work to support the advancement of pilgrim services.

As part of this partnership, both parties will support the “Domestic Umrah” initiative, which seeks to make Umrah services more accessible and offer greater flexibility and variety for pilgrims within the Kingdom. The initiative leverages digital solutions to provide pilgrims with broader options for planning their journeys according to their needs and preferences, ensuring a more seamless and reliable Umrah experience.

The agreement reflects flynas’s commitment to contributing to the development of services for pilgrims, utilizing digital solutions and platforms to deliver a more integrated and convenient experience. This aligns with the airline’s growth and expansion strategy under the slogan “We connect the world to the Kingdom.”

flynas, the world’s leading low-cost airline and the first to be listed on Saudi Arabia’s main stock market (Tadawul), operates more than 2,000 weekly flights to over 80 domestic and international destinations in 38 countries via 156 routes. Since its launch in 2007, flynas has carried 110 million passengers and aims to reach 165 destinations as part of its growth and expansion plans, in line with the objectives of Vision 2030.