Medview Airlines yesterday continued the airlift of Muslim pilgrims to Medina, Saudi Arabia, from the Murtala Muhammed and Ilorin international airports .
According to the managing director of Medview Airlines, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, before the end of this week, the entire 5,500 pilgrims allotted to the airline would have been flown to the Holy Land from three zones, namely Lagos, Ilorin and Port Harcourt.
He said the airline had put everything in place to ensure hitch-free air lift of the pilgrims from states in the South West including Ogun , Oyo , Osun, Ekiti, Kwara and others.
He said the airlift was made possible in line with the terms of reference set for the airline by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
Also, Oyo State Government sealed a deal with the airline to fly some of the pilgrims into Murtala Muhammed international airport, Lagos from the airport in Ibadan .
The pilgrims were at the Ibadan Airport as early as 12pm, awaiting the arrival from aircraft that moved them to Lagos.
Bankole urged the pilgrims to comply with the regulations as the airline would facilitate seamless movement to the Holy Land.
Most of the passengers, who boarded the Boeing 737 – 500 Medview Airlines aircraft, lauded the efforts by the state government to make the trip stress-free.
Bankole called on government to assist airlines to keep their operations afloat,
The airline said it had deployed two Boeing 747 and Boeing 767 aircraft to airports in Lagos and Ilorin that would simultaneously fly pilgrims into Medina, Saudi Arabia.
