Safwat Muslim, chairperson of EgyptAir Holding Company, said that return flights for pilgrims from Jeddah and Medina will officially start on 17 September. The scheduled flights will transport 75,000 passengers back to Egypt. Pilgrims that had travelled via travel agencies will return first, followed by those depending on social solidarity and hajj draws. These flights will be preceded by fast pilgrimage flights, for those who took part in only parts of the pilgrimage, from Jeddah on Thursday and Friday. Customers are also asked to arrive eight hours before aeroplanes take off from Jeddah airport, and six hours before take-off from Medina airport.

Source: Daily News Egypt September 14, 2016 12:22 UTC