Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved three airlines to serve as exclusive carriers for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airlines are Air Peace Ltd., FlyNas and Max Air.
Mrs Fatima Sanda-Usara, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, NAHCON, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Sanda-Usara also disclosed that the Tinubu-led Federal Government approved three other air cargo companies that will airfreight pilgrims’ excess luggage.
According to her, the three air cargos are Cargo Zeal Technologies Ltd., Nahco Aviance and Qualla Investment Ltd,.
She said that the approval reinforces the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring a seamless and secure pilgrimage experience for Nigerian intending pilgrims.
“Consequently, the Federal Government concurrently approved the allocation of pilgrims from various states to each of the approved airlines as follows:
“Air Peace is to transport intending pilgrims from Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kwara, Ondo, Rivers states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“FlyNas will transport intending pilgrims from Borno, Lagos, Osun, Ogun, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Yobe and Zamfara states.
“And Max Air with the highest allocation will be responsible for moving pilgrims from Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Oyo, Taraba, Kaduna, Armed Forces, Gombe, Jigawa and Plateau states.”
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