Bahrain Air and Mobily offer Hajj travellers SIM cards for their visit to holy sites

With expected over 3 million pilgrims to visit the holy sites from outside the Kingdom in 2012 during Hajj, Bahrain Air and Mobily show their support to pilgrims by offering these SIM cards on approximately 15 flights operating from different cities in the world.

The SIM cards offered will be equipped with pre-paid credit for travelers to call their families and inform them of their safe arrival into the Kingdom.

Nasser K. Al Kharouf, Vice President-Channel Sales of Mobily ,said, " Our agreement with Bahrain Air carries a main objective making the journey of the Pilgrims an unmatchable experience, assisting them to focus on their Religious duties. We are committed not only to extend the best technologies, Internet services & Telecommunication network, but also to secure the widest spread throughout all Land, Sea & Airports in addition to Mosques, Mena, Arafat & Other Religious Sites in the Holy Cities across the Kingdom in order to service Pilgrims during their Unique Spiritual Experience."

Mr. Riyadh Al Ansari, Catering & In-Flight Standard Officer of Bahrain Air, said, "We are glad and honoured to serve the pilgrims in cooperation with Mobily. Our main aim from this partnership is to deliver the comfort and High standard services to pilgrims who are going to be travelling with Bahrain Air from different destinations to King Abdul Aziz International Airport at Jeddah. During the flight our Cabin crew will make an announcement to our valuable passengers to inform them about offering Mobily SIM cards". He added "By this, we hope to create our passengers interest and make them experience a unique flight service while being engaged spiritually in performing Hajj duties and worshiping."

Mr. Al Ansari concluded, "We would like to thank Mobily for their cooperation with Bahrain Air and hope our passengers will enjoy the service quality extended by both leading enterprises in the region and wishing them blessed and safe Hajj season."