Jeddah, August 09: A Gulf airline company may be blacklisted for allegedly causing 2,500 Pakistani Umrah pilgrims to be stranded here past their departure date, sources said.
The Ministry of Haj and General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) are looking into whether the airline has breached its commitment toward the pilgrims who should have been flown back as scheduled in their Umrah program.
Many of the pilgrims stranded had confirmed return tickets, the sources said. Foreign airlines and travel agencies are expected to issue non-refundable tickets to Umrah passengers, according to an Haj ministry advisory.
• Electronic visas will be stopped Aug. 19, the Haj ministry has informed local Umrah companies.
–Agencies–