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NAHCON assures Saudi agency of smooth airlifting

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON has assured the General Authority on Civil Aviation (GACA) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia of smooth airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s Hajj operations.

The commission gave the commitment during a visit to the GACA head office yesterday.

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, while expressing his appreciation to the authority for support during last year’s Hajj, restated his commitment to make this year’s Hajj a smooth and easy one.

Alhaji Hassan said: “Let me put on record my profound gratitude to the authority for understanding and support during last year’s Hajj and to assure you that with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) very early, we will do everything to ensure this year’s Hajj record a resounding success.”We are ready to organise an excellent and successful Hajj. We are indeed committed to achieving that. Now that we have ample time and opportunities to plan and diligently screened the airlines, there won’t be room for complaints and excuses.”

GACA’s General Manager on Hajj Operations, Nazim Pazhair, an Engineer hailed NAHCON for its commitment to uplifting the welfare and service delivery to the Nigerian pilgrims.

“We value the role of NAHCON in Hajj management and we are happy that Nigeria has gotten back its allocation of 95,000. We hope that the commission will quickly conclude the screening procedure so that we can begin the preparation of slots and schedule for the airlines. We are looking forward to a better working relationship during the Hajj operations,” Pazhair, said.

He emphasized the need for the two organisations to collaborate with a view to making this year’s Hajj successful, adding “we have obligations to pilgrims all over the world and we want all of them to perform Hajj with ease and comfort. It is therefore important for both of us to work with unity of purpose so that the pilgrims can obtain Hajj Mabrur.”

Those on the entourage of the Chairman’s visit included the Nigeria Consul-General to Saudi Arabia, Amb Mansur Abdulkareem, the Commissioners in Charge of Operations Licensing and Inspectorate, Alhaji Abdullahi Magaji Hardawa, Policy Personnel Management and Finance Alhaji Nura Hassan Yakassai, Commissioner Planning Research Statistics Information and Library Services PRSILS Sheikh Suleman Momoh, representatives of the Forum of  Chairmen/Secretaries, President of AHUON, Alhaji Yahaya Nasidi and the Secretary of the Commission, Dr Abdullah Kotangora.

In a related development, the commission has signed an agreement with the car syndicate.

Meanwhile, GACA has released the schedule of Hajj flights for the 2023 Hajj operations.

A memo entitled Hajj instruction governing carriage of pilgrims by air released by GACA yesterday shows that the airport will open for the first flight carrying hajj pilgrims on May 21 and closed for arrivals of Hajj flights on June 22.

The departure flights will start on July 2 and will end on August 2.

GACA also advise all hajj participating countries to submit operating requirements on or before February 20.

Over two million pilgrims are expected to perform this year’s hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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