Scarcity of Jet A1 ( aviation fuel) in Nigeria has been blamed for the failure to airlift the remaining batches of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia by domestic carriers. Since the past two weeks, there has been scarcity of the product, which started in Kano, Abuja, Asaba and Benin, forcing operators to go to particular cities […]
Hajj operation is the airlift of pilgrims to Mecca and Medina for the annual pilgrimage exercise. Pilgrims are usually airlifted from Nigeria to Prince Muhammad bn Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, depending on the arrangement with the airline. What is peculiar about airlifting pilgrims to the Holy Land is that most of the passengers before the […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has assured pilgrims and the general public of her readiness to seamlessly conduct the 2017 hajj operations. The Managing Director of the Authority, Engr Saleh Dunoma, made the disclosure at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport recently, while inspecting facilities at the airport. According to Dunoma, the 2017 hajj […]
