Haj Pilgrimage: First flight departs with 377 pilgrims from Kochi

Jun 04, 2022

Kochi (Kerala), June 04 (ANI): The first flight with pilgrims for the Haj Pilgrimage 2022 departed on June 04 from Kerala’s Kochi airport to Medina in Saudi Arabia. As many as 377 passengers departed in the SV 5747 flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines. Kerala Minister of Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage V Abdurahiman flagged off the Saudi Arabian Airlines flight carrying the pilgrims in the presence of Minister of Ports Ahamed Devarkovil, Central Haj Committee Chairman AP Abdullakutty, and others. “The first batch of Indian Haj pilgrims departed today and the last aircraft will take off from Mumbai on July 3. We're confident that under the leadership of PM Modi, we'll successfully perform all rituals in Mecca and Medina”, said AP Abdullakutty, Chairman of Central Haj Committee. A total of 20 flights will depart from Kochi to Medina with 7,724 passengers from June 4 to June 16. Of this, 5,758 pilgrims are from Kerala and 1966 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep, and Andaman.