LUCKNOW: For the year 2023, the world’s first flight for Haj left with 288 pilgrims on Sunday afternoon at 12 pm from Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International airport, said Uttar Pradesh state Haj committee.
Once flight lands at Medina airport, the pilgrims are expected to be welcomed by Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, civil aviation ministry, Haj ministry and others, read the statement issued by the government of Uttar Pradesh.