CAIRO, May 20, 2018 (MENA) - EgyptAir on Sunday started flights to carry Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia during the Ramadan season. Eighteen regular and additional flights will be operated on Sunday from Cairo airport to Jeddah and Madinah with 3,116 pilgrims on board, said the flag carrier in a press release. EgyptAir is expected to ferry around 45,000 pilgrims during the Umrah season in the holy fasting month of Ramadan which will end on June 30.