Today, the first batch of pilgrims from our country left by air via Aden International Airport to the Holy Land in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Endowments and Guidance, Dr. Muhammad bin Aida Shabiba, and the Minister of Transport, Dr. Abdul Salam Humaid.

His Excellency the Minister of Endowments and Guidance, Dr. Muhammad bin Aida Shabibah, explained that this flight comes as an inauguration of the flights of air pilgrims that will depart from the rest of the approved international airports, after the first group crossed by land from the Al-Wadiah land port yesterday.

His Excellency the Minister of Endowments and Guidance praised the cooperation of various government agencies in arranging and facilitating the process of sending our country’s pilgrims to perform their rituals, wishing them an accepted Hajj and a safe return to their families and homes.