Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate direct Hajj flights from Sylhet to Jeddah from September 10 to facilitate smooth travel of the pilgrims, officials said.
The national flag carrier has planned to operate a total of four direct flights between the two cities for carrying the pilgrims.
Each of the flight will carry 419 pilgrims, bringing the total number of Hajj pilgrims of the Sylhet-Jeddah direct flights to 1,676, according to Biman Sylhet office.
"We will operate a total of four direct flights from Sylhet to Jeddah for carrying pilgrims," district manager of Biman Sylhet office Shoeb Ahmed Nizam told the FE Friday.
He said they have already got confirmation for operating the direct flight, scheduled on September 10.
"We have got confirmation for the September 10 flight. We hope we will get confirmation for other three flights." He said last year Biman operated two direct Hajj flights from Sylhet to Jeddah.
This year a total of 98,762 Bangladeshi pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia for performing the holy Hajj. Of them, 1,600 will go under government management, while the rest will go under private management, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Biman started its first Hajj flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on August 27. It will continue till September 28. The return flights will start from October 8 and continue till November 8.
Since the start of Hajj flights, Biman has so far carried over 14,000 pilgrims through 33 dedicated and six scheduled flights.
Biman and Saudi Airlines will carry equal number of pilgrims, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
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