Some states in the country have objected to a specific airline chosen by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to transport their pilgrims to this year's hajj.
NAHCON has licensed three airline carriers to transport around 43,000 aspiring pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2022 hajj.
The rejected airline was responsible for transporting pilgrims from 16 states as well as the military. Kano, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers, and Yobe are among the states. It was unable to begin operations across its assigned states five days after other airlines began airlifting pilgrims.
Mohammad Danbatta, executive secretary of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, claimed the aircraft lacked the operational competence to participate in the activity. According to the Kano Hajj boss, the National Hajj Council (NAHCON) is imposing the airline on states, which is against the institution's practice of transporting intended pilgrims to the Holy Land.
Dr. Ben Danbatta, chairman of NAHCON, has stated that the state will exclusively use Max Air for the airlift of 2,224 pilgrims, which is expected to begin on June 19. According to him, the rejected airline lacks capacity due to its track record of failure and disappointment, citing the airline's inability to launch its first batch of airlifts from Kaduna as an example.
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