Online Report.
The first hajj flight, carrying 398 pilgrims, left Dhaka for Jeddah early Tuesday.
Operated by Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, Saudia Airlines (Flight SV-803), the aircraft left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 2:11AM.
Earlier on Monday evening, Religious Affairs advisor AFM Khalid Hossain officially inaugurated the hajj flight 2025 at the capital’s Ashkona Hajj Camp.
After that, he met the pilgrims, extending his best wishes and urging them to abide by Saudi Arabian laws and refrain from any behaviour that could tarnish the image of Bangladesh.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft is expected to land at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah at 6AM local time.
A total of 4,180 pilgrims will depart for Saudi Arabia on the first day, spread out on 10 separate flights. Eight of these 10 flights will land in Jeddah and the remaining two in Madinah at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport