as Airlift Distribution totaling 43,000 Intending Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced May 9 as the date for the inaugural flight for the 2025 intending pilgrims from the country.
This was part of the submission made today at the end a meeting with the forum of the Executive Secretaries, State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board and NAHCON leaderships in Abuja .
The meeting provided platform for states pilgrims’ Boards to give updates on Visa Production, Vaccination, Bags Procurement and other sundry matters .
Speaking at the meeting meant to assess the level of preparedness of the State Pilgrims Board , the NAHCON Chairman , Professor Abdullah Saleh Usman reminded the house that the Hajj industry is in the last lap of its preparations for 2025 Hajj season.
In his remarks, Commissioner of Operations, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, disclosed that Air Peace is to airlift 5,128 pilgrims from Abia state, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Armed Forces, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Ondo, Rivers, and Taraba .
FlyNas on the other hand was allocated 12,506 pilgrims from Federal Capital Territory, (FCT Abuja), Kebbi, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Sokoto and Zamfara states. FlyNas is bringing in nine aircraft for the operation.
Max Air is to convey pilgrims from Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kwara, Oyo and Plateau states. The airline promised to conclude airlift of its 15, 203 maximum by 24th of May.
Two aircrafts will be deployed for the operation- a B747 with 400 capacity and the second aircraft with a 560 capacity.
Umza has been allocated 10,163 pilgrims from Kaduna, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Niger and Yobe states. Umza is deploying two aircraft a B747 with 477 capacity and a B777 with 310 capacity.
Also speaking, the Commissioner , Planning Research Statistics Information and Library Services (PRSILS), Prof Abubakar Yagawal , explained that the Commission has secured clinics in Makkah and Madinah while Yellow Cards have been distributed to states.
He reminded the state Pilgrims Boards not to enroll pregnant women for the Hajj exercise.
The 2025 Hajj airlift distribution was calculated on a total of 43,000 intending pilgrims.
The inbound flight is tentatively scheduled to commence from 13th June to end by 2nd July.
