First international flight from Bhopal to carry Haj pilgrims

First international flight from Bhopal to carry Haj pilgrims

Bhopal, Sep 26, The first international flight carrying Haj pilgrims will take off from Raja Bhoj Airport here on October 21. "It will be for the first time that an international flight will take off from Raja Bhoj Airport," an official said adding that the airport authorities have made all preparations in this regard. NAS Air, a subsidiary of the Saudi National Air Services, has bagged the contract to fly Haj pilgrims from here, Madhya Pradesh Haj Committee Chairman Saleem Quereshi told today. The airline will fly the Haj pilgrims from here to Ras al-Khaimah, one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 21 to October 30, he said adding more than 2500 pilgrims will leave for the pilgrimage from Bhopal. Besides, Haj pilgrims will also fly to the holy destination from Indore. He said that more than 1500 pilgrims will fly to their destination from Indore between October 9 - October 17.