Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) said that it has completed its preparations to serve the pilgrims, and has opened various outlets at international airport, sea and land ports for selling and introducing its e-services. Mobily, also, set up a number of outlets abroad for the same purposes in some Islamic and Arab countries including Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia. Humoud Al Ghobaini, Vice President for Communications and Public Relations in Mobily, pointed out that Mobily's preparations to serve the pilgrims has started immediately after last year's Hajj season. He further asserted that the opening of new outlets and new branches to sell and introduce Mobily services in Makkah and Madina emphasizes Mobily devotion to be as close as possible to subscribers and pilgrims. Al Ghobaini noted that three outlets have been set at King Abdulaziz International Airport and seven outlets in Makkah that will be working around-the-clock to serve pilgrims at any time, asserting that Mobily is the first communication company to open outlets abroad to introduce its service to the pilgrims prior to their arrival to the Holy sites. Mobily outlets offer all types of services needed by pilgrims including selling new postpaid and prepaid mobile lines, “Rihal” package, which is dedicated to pilgrims, along with charging cards, in addition to “Connect” for Internet service which “Mobily” offers the pilgrims at the Holy sites to facilitate their communication with their families.
