Hajj 2014: First batch of pilgrims leaves from J&K

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SRINAGAR — The first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir for Hajj 2014 left the summer capital of Srinagar on Wednesday on a direct flight to Madina in Saudi Arabia.

The 275 pilgrims boarded the Air India flight from Srinagar to Madina at the Srinagar International Airport Wednesday morning.

Hajj 2014: First batch of pilgrims leaves from J&K

This year, 7,007 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to perform the holy Muslim pilgrimage of Haj through the state government quota.

Hajj 2014: First batch of pilgrims leaves from J&K

Another 300 are reported to have booked themselves with private tour and travel operators.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah saw off the pilgrims at the airport.

Hajj 2014: First batch of pilgrims leaves from J&K

Two flights will carry pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir to Saudi Arabia daily till the middle of September.

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