The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on Wednesdat that some 167 flights would be ready to transport pilgrims wishing to perform hajj this year. Director of Air Transport Nader Al-Beloushi said in a statement that Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) would operate 74 flights including 55 to Jeddah and 19 to Madinah compared to 70 flights to be operated by the Saudi Airlines, 15 by Nas and eight by Jazeera Airways. Additional flights will be operated during the Eid Al-Adha holidays, he concluded.