Hyderabad, October 01: The first batch of Haj pilgrims from the state boarded the flight to Madina (Saudi Arabia) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in the wee hours of Friday. State Haj Committee officials said a total 297 passengers left for the pilgrimage.
Officials said, this year, 26 flights would ferry 7,200 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The last flight is scheduled to take off on October 16. The Hajis will start returning after performing Haj from November 13 onwards and the last flight will arrive here on December 1.
—Agencies