The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria says transportation of pilgrims from Mecca to Nigeria will begin onSeptember 17.
NAHCON’s Commissioner of Operations, Alhaji Abdullahi Saleh, announced this during a pre-Arafat meeting with stakeholders in Mecca.
Saleh said the exercise would start begin with transporting of pilgrims from Kwara and Kogi States.
He said: “FlyNas Airline is ready to begin the operation of returning the pilgrims back home.
“We have got schedule of FlyNas as at Saturday, while Med-view and MaxAir are to follow suit soon.
“We call on state leadership for collaboration, dialogue and consultation with operators. They should exercise patience and cooperate with the operators.”
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