65% increase in Eid Al Adha travel bookings compared to last year

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Emirates Airline is expecting more than 300,000 passengers to travel during the upcoming Eid Al Adha holiday period. That’s a 65% increase over last year. The busiest day for the airline will be tomorrow, although high passenger traffic is expected to last till the end of the month. Dhaka, London, Cairo, Mumbai and Karachi are some of the top destinations this year. Emirates is set to serve over 20,000 Hajj travellers during the pilgrimage period as well.

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