An aircraft owned by Max Air, one of the airline
designated for this year’s hajj operations to Saudi Arabia has developed
technical problem.
Max Air is the official airline designated to airlift
pilgrims from Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.
The technical problem has led to the delay in airlifting
intending pilgrims from Zamfara and Sokoto states by a day.
The Director General
of Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA), Ibrahim Umar, who confirming the development,
disclosed that as a result of the fault, the airplane that was scheduled to
airlift pilgrims from Kebbi state will now airlift pilgrims from Tambuwal, Yabo
and Kware local government areas of the state.
Medview, Max Air and Saudi Arabian Airline, Fly Nas, were
approved to airlift Nigerian pilgrims to and from Saudi Arabia for the 2016
hajj exercise.
The three airlines that signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian and Saudi Arabian governments made the
list after a comprehensive selection process carried out by the Nigerian and
the Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA).
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