The 9,100 Haj pilgrims from J&K can now board a direct flight from Srinagar to Saudi Arabia unlike the past when they had to board the Jeddah flight from Delhi.
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that come September 17, Indian Airlines would be flying directly from Srinagar to the holy land for this year\\\'s Haj pilgrimage.
\\\"The direct operations of Haj flights by the Indian Airlines would make the pilgrimage smooth and relieve the intending Haj pilgrims of the burden of transshipment from one aircraft to another,\\\" said Omar Abdullah who is also the chairman of the J&K State Haj Committee.
The Haj quota for the state has been increased from last year\\\'s 8441 to 8670 this year, which is the highest in the last four years. In addition to this, private Haj operators are facilitating 500 Haj pilgrims.
Directing the state Haj committee to provide the best facilities to the Haj pilgrims, the CM said that every care should be taken for their accommodation, immigration and custom clearance.
\\\"The committee shall publish a guide book for the pilgrims indicating details of the facilities, emergency service, enquiry and related issues that would prove helpful to them in Saudi Arabia,\\\" said an official spokesman quoting CM.
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