Dhaka Bureau: The first flight of Hajj pilgrims in the current Hajj season will take place on May 21 at 4:15 local time. This year, Bangladesh Airlines will operate a total of 160 dedicated pre-Hajj flights.
Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director Shafiul Azim gave this information in a press conference on Sunday (March 19). He said that the first flight, BG3001, will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to Jeddah on May 21 at 4 p.m. The flight will land at Jeddah Airport at 7:30 a.m. local time. Biman’s pre-Hajj flight will end on June 22.
In the press conference, the managing director of Biman also said that this year 127,988 pilgrims from Bangladesh have received permission to perform the holy Hajj. Biman Bangladesh Airlines will transport 50 percent of Hajj pilgrims, i.e., 63 thousand 599 people. This year, Biman’s own four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and 787 Dreamliner will be used for Hajj transport.
He said that a total of 160 dedicated flights will be operated in pre-Hajj flights. Among them, 116 flights will be operated on the Dhaka-Jeddah route, 20 on the Dhaka-Madinah route, 14 on the Chittagong-Jeddah route, 6 on the Chittagong-Madinah route, and two each on the Sylhet-Jeddah and Sylhet-Madinah routes.
