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Tue, 07/29/2008 - 16:16
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1, 000 new buses added to pilgrim transport fleet
Jeddah, July 29, SPA -- More than 1,000 new buses have been added to the fleet of buses for the pilgrim transportation during the upcoming Hajj season.
“The General Cars Syndicate (GCS), which is made up of 16 transport companies, spent SR800 million to buy new vehicles. They started the upgrading process at the end of last pilgrimage season,†Muhammad Zakaria Al-Jawaharji, acting president of the GCS, told Arab Newsyesterday.
The GCS has made contractual agreements with 66 Hajj delegations from various countries to transport about 1.5 million pilgrims in18,700 buses, he added.
“The General Cars Syndicate (GCS), which is made up of 16 transport companies, spent SR800 million to buy new vehicles. They started the upgrading process at the end of last pilgrimage season,†Muhammad Zakaria Al-Jawaharji, acting president of the GCS, told Arab Newsyesterday.
The GCS has made contractual agreements with 66 Hajj delegations from various countries to transport about 1.5 million pilgrims in18,700 buses, he added.
