Mr Adigun said that while other airlines owing the ground handling firms were talking with them and reconciling their accounts, Max Air failed to respond positively.
The indebted airlines are Air Peace, Ibom Air, Arik Air, United Nigeria Airlines, Umza Air, NG Eagle, Max Air, Caverton Helicopters, Overland Airways, Rano Air and ValueJet.
An update by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria stated that the movement to Mecca commenced after the pilgrims had spent four days in Medinah.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria reports that 27,316 out of 41,668 pilgrims have been transported back to Nigeria so far.
The director-general of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Ahmed Labbo, announced this in a statement on Thursday.
The NAHCON commissioner said the commission decided to create spaces for intending pilgrims so that they could have enough time to come and pay their money.
The suspension is to enable internal appraisal of the airline’s operations.
A Max Air plane incident has caused the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport to shut down its runway temporarily.
The federal government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Mr Arabi congratulated the approved airlines on the selection.
