Seven Saudi Airline flights to bring back 1,700 stranded Pakistanis

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 05 Jan 2023

The Civil Aviation Authority has allowed seven flights of the Saudi Arabian Airlines to bring nationals stuck in the kingdom back to Pakistan.

These flights will operate from June 16 to June 20 and will land in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar. The flights are expected to carry an estimate of 1,700 people.

Here is the flight schedule with the number of people it will be carrying:

• The flight on June 16 will fly from Riyadh to Islamabad will bring back 250 passengers.
• On the same day, June 16, another plane will fly from Jeddah to Lahore with more than 250 passengers.
• On June 17, a plane of 240 passengers will fly from Jeddah to Islamabad.
• On the same day, June 17, another flight from Riyadh to Karachi will bring back 250 passengers.
• A flight from Jeddah to Peshawar will fly on June 18 with 250 passengers.
• On June 20, a flight from Riyadh to Peshawar will bring back 250 people.
• The last flight on June 20 will fly from Jeddah to Islamabad with 250 passengers.

According to the CAA, the cabin and crew of the airline will not be allowed to step on the airports. The airplanes will either fly back with cargo or empty.

On the other hand, two Etihad Airways flights have also been allowed to bring back more than 500 Pakistanis stuck in Abu Dhabi. The flights, EY-231 and EY-8166 will land in Islamabad and Peshawar, respectively.

The cabin crew of these flights will also not be allowed to step outside the aeroplane, according to a CAA notification.

The International Air Transport Association has introduced a map regarding the schedule of all international flights and the countries where they are coming from.

The map is updated in every 15 minutes to provide information to passengers. It also updates on which countries have flight restrictions imposed.