The first return flight carrying Muslim pilgrims from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The Flynas flight, XY7701, took off from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia, at 10:00 a.m. Saudi time.
The Boeing 747 carried 485 pilgrims and 11 officials.
It landed in Abuja at exactly 12:17 p.m.
Meanwhile, another Flynas flight is expected to arrive in the country soon with pilgrims from Gombe state.
No less than 80,000 Nigerian pilgrims travelled for this year’s Islamic pilgrimage.
