First batch of 470 pilgrims leave for Mecca

The maiden Haj flight, carrying 470 pilgrims, comprising 211 men and 259 women, left for Mecca from Karipur International Airport near Kozhikode. The Air India Boeing 747 flight departed at 1.15 pm after Union Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed formally inaugurated the Haj camp. A total of 7,661 pilgrims, including those from Lakshadweep and Mahe, will leave for Haj in 19 flights in the next 15 days. The pilgrims will be taken to Medina from where they will go to for Mecca. Elaborate arrangements have been made at the airport for the pilgrims.

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