Return hajj flights starts today

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BSS, Dhaka :Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start its return hajj flights from today and continue till October 28.The national flag carrier will carry 54,845 out of the total 1,07,290 pilgrims by operating 140 Dhaka-Jeddah flights including 109 dedicated and 31 scheduled.The rest of the hajj pilgrims will return home by the aircrafts of Saudi Arabia Airlines.The first return hajj flight operated by the Biman will be landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9.20 am today, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines spokesperson told BSS yesterday.Earlier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried 54,845 hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through operating 152 Dhaka-Jeddah flights from August 16 to September 17. Of the flights, 16 were operated from Chittagong and three from Sylhet.

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