A Saudi—designated Nigerian hajj air carrier, Flynas, has airlifted 13,112 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2024 hajj pilgrimage.
This represents 68.4 percent of the airline’s total allocation, according to official data released by the airline Friday night.
The airline has so far operated 32 flights from Lagos, Birnin Kebbi, Maiduguri, Sokoto and Minna airports.
Flynas is one of the three airlines approved by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to transport 51,000 state pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year. The two other airlines are Max Air and Air Peace.
On May 15, Flynas airlifted the first batch of 2024 Nigerian pilgrims from Kebbi state to Madinah, in an elaborate ceremony attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, among others.
Flynas is the official hajj carrier of state pilgrims from Kebbi, Lagos, Borno, Osun, Ogun, Sokoto, Kebbi, Yobe and Zamfara states for 2024 hajj operation.
A total of 32,222 Nigerian pilgrims have been airlifted to Madinah and Jeddah so far, according to NAHCON Command and Control Centre as at Saturday morning.
Managing Director of First Planet Travels and General Sales Agent (GSA) of Flynas, Alhaji Umar Kaila, has assured all pilgrims of a seamless airlift to the holy land and back to Nigeria.
