*NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, his Commissioners, Commission Secretary boarding the plane of the inaugural flight to supervise and wish the pilgrims farewell for their imminent flight to Saudi Arabia for Hajj*
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Friday, 9th of May,2025, airlifted a total of one thousand, six hundred and twenty two pilgrims and officials from Nigeria to Madina, Saudi Arabia, at the start of this year’s flight operations.
Figures supplied by the Commission showed that MaxAir flight VM3001 departed Bauchi to Madinah @11:53hrs with 539 Bauchi Pilgrims and 6 Officials.
M=418, F=121
Total Airlift = 539
This was followed by Flynas flight XY8066 which departed Kebbi to Madinah @18:29hrs with 420 Kebbi Pilgrims and 1 Official.
M = 268, F = 152
Total Airlift = 959
The Inaugural flight, Air Peace flight APK 7900 departed Owerri to Madinah @ 19:36hrs with 240 Pilgrims and 4 Officials.
Imo (232); M= 219, F=13
Abia (08); M=4, F=4
Same day, Flynas flight XY8016 departed Lagos to Madinah @19:39hrs with 423 Osun Pilgrims, made up of
M =239, F = 184, bringing the total figure to 1,622.
