805 Hajj pilgrims arrive from Saudi Arabia
The first batch of 805 pilgrims that performed the 2013 Hajj in Saudi
Arabia, arrived at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and the Ilorin
Airport, aboard Med-View Airline on Sunday.
A statement made
available to aviation correspondents by Oyibotha Obuke, on behalf of the
airline, said that a Med-View Boeing B747 aircraft with 507 pilgrims
from Osun touched down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja at 9.00
a.m.
It added that 298 pilgrims from Ondo State also arrived at
the Ilorin Airport aboard the airline's B767 aircraft at 5.30a.m.
The
statement said that the airline was pleased with the safe arrival of
the pilgrims after a successful pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
It
noted that the management of the airline would complete the transporting
of the pilgrims allocated to it by the National Hajj Commission
(NAHCON) in record time.
The statement added that flights to arrive on Monday would transport the Ogun and Oyo state pilgrims.
It
quoted a member of the Osun State House of Assembly, M. B.O. Ibrahim--
one of the pilgrims-- as commending Med-View for its hitch-free Hajj
operations.
He was also said to have called on the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria to improve on facilities at the Hajj Camp,
Murtala Muhammed Airport, to make it more conducive for pilgrims
transiting through the terminal.
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