Max Air limited yesterday promised to complete transportation of its 33, 473 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2017 Hajj on August 26. Th e Airline’s Public Relations Manager, Alhaji Ibrahim Dahiru, gave the assurance in an interview with the journalists in his offi ce. “I want to assure our intending pilgrims on ground that we are going to transport them to the Holy land before the expiration of the deadline for the closure of the King Abdulazeez International Airport, Jeddah on August 26,” he said. Dahiru said already the airline had transported over 30, 000 intending pilgrims from various airports across the country to the Holy land.
According to him, the airline had completed the airlift of intending pilgrims for Kwara, plateau, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kogi and Zamfara states. He explained that the Airline had made eight trips each for Sokoto and Katsina states pointing out that the remaining one fl ight for each of the two states would be conducted “between now and Th ursday.” He disclosed that the Airline had also made two rescue fl ights for Bauchi states due to the problem encountered by the airline contracted to airlift its intending pilgrims.
Dahiru also disclosed that the Airline had transported 10, 000 Nigerien intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia with its extra Boeing 747 aircraft. He restated the commitment of the airline to ensure a hitch-free Hajj operation this year and called on the state pilgrims welfare boards to cooperate with the airline to achieve the desired results. No fewer than 33, 473 intending pilgrims were allocated to the airline by National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for transportation to Saudi Arabia for the 2017 Hajj.
