LUCKNOW: About 377 pilgrims, desirous of making the Haj pilgrimage from Uttar Pradesh after the pandemic-hit halt of two years, will embark on the first flight to Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning. A total of 7,500 passengers will be sent from UP for Haj 2022 on 13 flights that will run till June 15.
"The first flight with Haj pilgrims will take off at 8 am on Monday. This will carry about 284 passengers. The second flight on the day carrying the remaining 93 passengers will also fly out on Monday at 11 am," said UP state haj committee secretary SP Tiwari.
