Flynas, a Saudi-designated Nigerian Hajj air carrier, has completed the inbound transportation of its allocated 13,583 pilgrims back to Nigeria in 16 days.
Alhaji Umar Kaila, the Managing Director of First Planet Travels and General Sales Agent (GSA) of Flynas in Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement issued by the airline Spokesperson, Umma Salama Kyaure, in Abuja yesterday.
Kyaure noted that Kaila said this after the arrival of the last batch of the pilgrims at the Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
The Flynas chief said that 13,583 Nigerian pilgrims were transported back to the country in 30 flights during the second phase of the 2025 Hajj operation.
“With utmost gratitude to Allah (SWT), Flynas has successfully completed its 2025 Hajj operation in Nigeria with the arrival of the 418 pilgrims to Birnin Kebbi at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday.
“Flynas is one of the four airlines selected for the 2025 Hajj operation in Nigeria, but the first to complete the transportation of its allocated pilgrims in record time.”
Kaila said all the airline’s pilgrims were brought back with their approved 8-kilogram hand luggage, 32-kilogram main luggage, and the 5-litre bottle of Zamzam water.
He stated that the airline, which deployed nine aircraft for the Nigerian operation this year, was allocated pilgrims from Osun, Lagos, Ogun, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Flynas had operated from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport Birnin Kebbi, and Sultan Abubakar III International Airport Sokoto
“Flynas had transported a total of 13,583 Hajj pilgrims from the King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Nigeria.
“A total of 1,772 pilgrims were transported back to Nigeria through the Abuja airport; 3,830 through Birnin Kebbi; 4,622 through Sokoto; and 3,359 through Lagos.”
The Flynas chief congratulated its Nigerian pilgrims for a successful airlift to and back from Saudi Arabia.
“On behalf of Flynas, I want to extend our profound gratitude to the pilgrims for their full cooperation through the outbound and inbound operations; the officials of the state pilgrims boards of Kebbi, Lagos, Sokoto, Osun, Zamfara and Ogun states and the FCT for their professional support; and NAHCON for its coordination and management of the operation.”
The Flynas chief has assured Nigerian pilgrims the readiness excellent services in Hajj operations. (NAN)