Sudan Crisis: National Hajj Commission to Increase Hajj Fare by $250
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Zikrullah Hassan, has said the four local airlines to airlift Nigerian pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj exercise have requested that the hajj fare be increased by $250.
According to him, the airlines – Air Peace, Azman, Max Air and Aero Contractors – based the request on the crisis in Sudan, which would require a longer travel time to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Recall that the airlines had refused to sign the airlift agreement with NAHCON due to the additional financial cost using another route.
Speaking in Abuja during a training exercise organised for staff of NAHCON, state pilgrim boards and private tour operators on Saturday, Hassan assured that the pilgrims would not be asked to bear the additional cost.
He added that the commission has slated May 25 for the first airlift of pilgrims out of the country.
