2022 Hajj: NAHCON signs agreement with three airlines

The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, has signed pilgrim airlift agreement with Max Air, Azman Air and FlyNas airlines.

Max Air and Azman Air are Nigerian airlines while FlyNas is based in Saudi Arabia.

Hassan said the commission’s advance team would leave for Saudi Arabia tomorrow while the inaugural flight would take off on June 9, from Maiduguri, Borno State.

“Seven airlines: Max Air, FlyNas, Azman Air, Med-View Airline, Skypower Express, Westlink Airlines and Arik Air, applied for the slots. After the exercise, those selected ranked the best three, whose names were forwarded to the Presidency for approval before sealing the contract agreement.”

“States allocated to specific airlines are as follows: Max Air is to fly pilgrims from 13 states namely-Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and Taraba. Azman Air is entrusted with conveyance of pilgrims from 16 states and the Armed Forces. The states are Kano, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers, and Yobe. Meanwhile, FlyNas would fly pilgrims from Edo, FCT- Abuja, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara- making eight states.