Pilgrims, stakeholders airline operators have commended the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the successful commencement of the 2024 airlift of pilgrims to the Holy Land, Saudi Arabia. The stakeholders said that at all the airports the airlifting is taking place, there is absence of hiccups that characterized the exercise in the previous years. […]
West and Central Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace, has expanded its Asian footprints with the commencement of direct scheduled commercial flights into Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on October 31, 2023. This is as the Emir of Kano, HRH Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has lauded the airline’s giant strides. The inaugural flight, operated with one of the […]
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has announced the allocation of 95,000 Hajj seats to Nigeria in the forthcoming 2024 Hajj. This was made known via a virtual meeting held between the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah today. Statement signed by the Deputy Director Information and Publication, […]
Hundreds of intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia were stranded yesterday at the Muhammad Murtala International Airport(MMIA) Lagos, as the indigenous carrier, Arik Air failed to provide aircraft to airlift them to the Holy Land. The affected intending pilgrims were those scheduled to be carried by the private tour operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON). Some of the tour […]
Medview Airline CEO, Muneer Bankole yesterday condemned the policy of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) whereby it tends to favour foreign airlines in the allocation of airlift of pilgrims to the Holly Land. He therefore called on the Commission to give priority to indigenous carriers over their foreign counterparts to create employment opportunities for Nigerians, […]
