Egypt's Assistant Interior Minister for Administrative Affairs General Sayyed Maher said air flights between Egypt and Saudi Arabia will continue till all pilgrims arrive at the holy lands to perform hajj this year.
In statements to MENA on Sunday, Maher said the number of Egyptian pilgrims who have arrived at Saudi Arabia reached 39,267 pilgrims so far.
The number of pilgrims in the official hajj mission reached 16,195, including 2,807 in Al Madina Al Munawara and 13,088 in Macca.
As per the tourism hajj visas, Maher said the number of pilgrims reached 16,227, including 1,026 in Madina and 15,201 in Macca.
