FG approves four airlines for 2025 hajj operation
The federal government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria chairman, Abdullahi Usman, announced this in a statement on Sunday.
Mr Usman explained that the four airlines were selected from the 11 companies that submitted applications to transport Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Muslim pilgrimage.
According to Usman, the four approved airlines are Air Peace Ltd., Fly-Nas, a Saudi Arabia-designated airline, Max Air, and UMZA Aviation Services Ltd.
The NAHCON boss stated that the airlines were screened and shortlisted by a team of 32 members that the NAHCON inaugurated on November 26, 2024.
He said that the composition of the Aviation Screening Committee included representatives from State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, three members from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and one member each from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
He also said some committee members were drawn from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, and Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau.
Mr Usman also disclosed that three excess cargo carriers were selected for the hajj operations.
(NAN)
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