{"id":4580,"date":"2018-06-14T05:53:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T02:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2018-06-14T05:53:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T02:53:48","slug":"emirates-boosts-flights-for-busy-umrah-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/14\/emirates-boosts-flights-for-busy-umrah-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates boosts flights for busy Umrah season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates will be boosting its flights to Jeddah during the busy Umrah season.<\/p>\n<p>The airline will operate 24 extra flights, adding more than 10,000 additional seats between Dubai and Jeddah from 12 June to 24 June. The additional flights will be serviced by the Boeing 777-300ER.<\/p>\n<p>Emirates\u2019 additional flights will help accommodate more convenient travel through Dubai during the Umrah season, which starts in Ramadan and concludes in July.<\/p>\n<p>These services will run in parallel with Emirates\u2019 regularly scheduled services to Jeddah, which includes three daily flights. The additional services can be accessed by travellers holding a valid Umrah visa.<\/p>\n<p>Adil Al Ghaith, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Gulf, Middle East and Iran said: \u201cPerforming Umrah during the month of Ramadan is a significant experience for Muslims and Emirates is helping to make the journey more seamless through convenient connections for the thousands of pilgrims looking to travel during this time. We thank the Saudi Arabian government and authorities for their support to introduce these extra frequencies during Umrah season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Onboard, Emirates\u2019 award-winning\u00a0<em>ice<\/em>\u00a0system features special religious programming as well as popular regional entertainment options including new drama series.<\/p>\n<p>The airline\u2019s diverse content available on board with up to 3,500 channels of entertainment includes 238 Arabic channels featuring movies, TV, music and audio.<\/p>\n<p>This year, top destinations where Emirates is expecting Umrah travellers to come from are Pakistan, North Africa, the United States, the UK and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Emirates flies daily from Entebbe to Dubai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates will be boosting its flights to Jeddah during the busy Umrah season. The airline will operate 24 extra flights, adding more than 10,000 additional seats between Dubai and Jeddah from 12 June to 24 June. 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