Nigerian airlines Air Peace, Max Air, UMZA Aviation Services Limited, and Saudi-based Fly have received approval from the Presidency to airlift Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Their approval as official air carriers for the 2025 Hajj operations was announced by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday night in a release signed by the Commission’s Assistant Director, Information and Publication, Fatima Sanda Usara, made available to Tribune Online.
According to the release, three cargo carriers, Aglow Aviation Support Services Limited; Cargozeal Technology Limited and Qualla Investment Limited, were also selected for this year’s Hajj operations.
According to Usara, “The Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Prof Abdullahi Saleh Usman, is pleased to announce that the Presidency has approved four airlines as official air carriers for pilgrims of the 2025 Hajj.
“These carriers were selected out of the 11 companies that submitted applications for the airlift of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims.
“The selected airlines are Air Peace Limited, Fly-Nas, Max Air, and UMZA Aviation Services Limited (in alphabetical order).”
She stated that the air carriers were screened and shortlisted by a 32-member team inaugurated by the NAHCON Chairman on November 26, 2024.
The Aviation Screening Committee, according to her, was made up of representatives from State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, three members from Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and one member each from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), and Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).
Source: (TribuneOnline)
