Nigeria, May 26 -- The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said three contracted airlines have concluded the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year's pilgrimage.

The commission's spokesperson, Fatima Usara, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

She said Air Peace and UMZA Aviation concluded the airlift of pilgrims allocated to them on Saturday, while Max Air attained the same milestone on Sunday.

"While the former two concluded their inbound contracts yesterday, 24 May, Max Air attained the same milestone today, 25 May, with a combined operation transporting pilgrims from Katsina and Kano States.

"Meanwhile, FlyNas, the Saudi-based carrier, is scheduled to proceed to Kebbi State after today's airlift of pilg...