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Haj 2022: First batch of 377 pilgrims flagged off from Cochin International Airport

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New Delhi, Jun 04: The first batch of 377 Haj pilgrims to Medina was flagged off from the Cochin International Airport on Saturday morning.

Haj 2022: First batch of 377 pilgrims flagged off from Cochin International Airport
The first flight with haj pilgrims to Madinah in Saudi Arabia departed from Kochi airport. ANI Image

Kerala Minister of Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage V. Abdurahiman flagged off the Saudi Arabian Airlines flight carrying the pilgrims in the presence of Minister of Ports Ahamed Devarkovil, Central Haj Committee Chairman A. P. Abdullakutty and others.

In all, twenty flights will be flying 7224 pilgrims from the Cochin International Airport for the Haj pilgrimage till the 16th of June.

Of these, 5,758 pilgrims are from Kerala and the remaining from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Published On June 4, 2022
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