Air India and Air India Express will be flying around 19,000 Haj pilgrims from four destinations in India to Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday, the first Air India flight of this year’s Haj operations, AI5451, took off from Jaipur International Airport and landed at Medina, a press statement said.
During the first phase of the operations, Air India will be operating 46 flights from Jaipur and Chennai to Medina and Jeddah, respectively, from May 21 to June 21.
During the second phase, Air India will be bringing back the pilgrims from Jeddah and Medina to Jaipur and Chennai operating 43 flights from July 3 to August 2, 2023.
