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A Bangladesh Biman flight on Saturday left for the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia from Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in Chattogram carrying 419 hajj pilgrims.
It was the maiden hajj flight from CSAIA among a total of 17 hajj flights scheduled to operate through Chattogram airport in this year's hajj season, says CSAIA director Group Captain Sheikh Abdullah Alamgir.
Of the 17 flights, 14 flights will leave CSAIA for Jeddah while 3 will leave for Medina.
Saturday's Biman flight Boeing-777, numbered BG-137, 419 pilgrims on board, left Chattogram for Medina at 5:40 pm.
City Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossen was the chief guest at a brief function on the occasion of inaugurating hajj flight operations from Ctg.
CSAIA director Group Captain Sheikh Abdullah Alamgir, district manager of Bangladesh Biman Al Mamun Faruk, Hajj Association of Bangladesh (HAB) Ctg Zone chairman Shariat Ullah Shahid, secretary Abdul Malek , ATAB Ctg zone chairman Mohammad Abu Zafar, and secretary Md Idrish Meah were present at the function.
CSAIA officials said a total of 6,618 hajj pilgrims will leave for Saudi Arabia through CSAIA this hajj season.