The Nationwide Hajj Fee of Nigeria has introduced the approval of 4 airways to airlift pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj.
This was introduced in an announcement signed by the Assistant Director, Info and Publication for the fee, Fatima Usara, on Sunday.
The airways—Air Peace Restricted, Fly-Nas, Max Air, and UMZA Aviation Providers Restricted—have been chosen from 11 firms that submitted functions.
In line with NAHCON, the choice course of was performed by a 32-member Aviation Screening Committee inaugurated on November 26, 2024, by the fee’s chairman, Professor Abdullahi Usman.
“The Chairman of the Nationwide Hajj Fee of Nigeria, Prof Abdullahi Saleh Usman, is happy to announce that the Presidency has accepted 4 airways as official air carriers for pilgrims of the 2025 Hajj.
“These carriers have been chosen out of the 11 firms that submitted functions for the airlift of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims. The chosen airways are Air Peace Restricted, Fly-Nas, Max Air, and UMZA Aviation Providers Restricted (in alphabetical order),” the assertion learn.
The committee included representatives from the State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Airspace Administration Company, Nigerian Meteorological Company, and Nigerian Security Investigation Bureau.
Different members have been drawn from the Nigerian Customs Service, Unbiased Corrupt Practices Fee, and NAHCON’s board and departments, together with aviation, authorized, and procurement.
Along with the passenger airways, three extra cargo carriers have been additionally accepted for the Hajj operations.
These are Aglow Aviation Help Providers Restricted, Cargozeal Know-how Restricted, and Qualla Funding Restricted. Usman congratulated the chosen firms and urged them to ship on their commitments.
In a associated growth, the 2025 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia on January 12, 2025, in Jeddah.
“In one other growth, Prof Abdullahi Sale Usman signed the 2025 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on behalf of Nigeria,” Customers famous.
Representing Nigeria, Usman was accompanied by the Senate Committee on Overseas Affairs, Senator Abubakar Bello; Chairman of the Home Committee on Muslim Pilgrimage, Hon. Jafaru Ali; Nigeria’s Chargé d’Affaires in Riyadh; Dr. Ibrahim Modibbo; Nigeria’s Consul Normal in Jeddah; Ambassador Mu’azzam Nayaya; and Ambassador Mahmud Lele of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
The Saudi delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdulfatah Masahat.
