This year, Kerala’s inaugural Haj flight from Karipur on May 21
The Hindu
This year, Kerala’s inaugural Haj flight from Karipur on May 21
The inaugural Haj flight this year from Kerala is set to take off from the Calicut international airport, Karipur, at 12.05 a.m. on May 21. It is scheduled to reach Jeddah at 3.50 a.m. The State-level Haj camp will begin at Haj House at Karipur on May 20 afternoon.
As many as 166 pilgrims will fly from Karipur to Jeddah on the inaugural flight of Air India Express IX 3011. Air India Express will operate two more flights – at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. – on May 21.
Apart from Karipur, Kerala has two more embarkation points for Haj – Kannur and Kochi. The first flight from the Cochin international airport, Nedumbassery, will be on May 26. The flights from Kannur will begin on June 1.
Addressing a meeting of Haj officials at Karipur on May 14 (Tuesday), Haj Committee chairman C. Mohammed Faizy said that Kerala would be sending the highest number of pilgrims for Haj this year (2024) under the government supervision.
While 10,430 pilgrims are flying from Karipur, 4,273 are flying from Kochi and 3,135 from Kannur. As many as 45 pilgrims under the State Haj Committee banner are flying from Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai airports.
When Air India Express is carrying the pilgrims from Karipur, Saudi Arabian Airlines is operating from Kochi and Kannur. Air India Express has scheduled 59 flights, each of which can carry 166 pilgrims from Karipur.
The Haj services to Jeddah will continue till June 9.
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