First hajj flight from Sylhet leaves for Saudi Arabia

Biman Bangladesh Airline's first Hajj flight from Sylhet district left for Saudi Arabia with 346 pilgrims on Saturday morning (June 3).

The first dedicated flight BG-3431 left Sylhet Osmani International Airport at 11:54am. It is scheduled to reach Madinah at 4:10pm.

Biman will operate five dedicated Hajj flights on the Sylhet-Jeddah route and one dedicated Hajj flight on the Sylhet-Madinah route this year.

This year, a total of 122,221 Bangladeshis will go to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Of them, Biman will transport 61,111 pilgrims.