Haj flights to take off from Mangalore airport

Mangalore: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is gearing up to make arrangements to operate special flights for Haj pilgrims from Mangalore airport for the first time this year.
Air India Express flights will be operated between Mangalore and Jeddah International Airport in Saudi Arabia.
V.N. Chandran, director, Mangalore airport, told The Hindu that the departure of flights to Jeddah had been tentatively fixed from October 17 to November 20. The arrivals would be between November 20 and January 1, 2010.
Officials of the AAI, office-bearers of the State Haj Committee and other authorities concerned had held three meetings in this regard. One more meeting would be held shortly, he said.
Mr. Chandran said that the AAI would make all arrangements for the arrival and departure of the special flights without affecting normal operations. He said that immigration clearance would be conducted at the transit camp for pilgrims here and customs and security clearances would be conducted at the airport. The director said that according to the list provided by the State Haj Committee, 700 pilgrims would depart from here.
29/09/09 Mangalorean.com

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