After a delay of three hours, the third flight carrying 149 Haj pilgrims took off from Raja Bhoj airport at around 3 pm on Wednesday.
Airport Director Akashdeep Mathur claimed that the delay was not due to the technical problem but the delay was on the part of the Haj pilgrims. Chairman of MP State Haj Committee Inayat Hussain Qureshi, member of state Haj Committee MP Sarfaraz Hasan were present on the occasion.
The Haj pilgrims scheduled to board third flight on Wednesday left for the airport in special buses from transit camp, Haj house at Singarcholi at around 8.30 in the morning.
In the third flight which took off after delay 149 Haj pilgrims boarded on Wednesday. Among the 149 Haj pilgrims there were 75 men and 74 women.
The executive officer briefed the Haj pilgrims regarding important points to be taken care while travel and stay during Haj.
Adequate security arrangements and traffic arrangements for proper and smooth travel of Haj pilgrims from Haj house to airport and departure from Bhopal embarkation point have been made by the administration.
Proper arrangements have been made at Haj house by administration and BMC employees are deployed to maintained cleanliness and other facilities. The third flight on Wednesday carried Haj pilgrims from three districts Bhopal, Sehore and Raisen. From Bhopal 116 Haj pilgrims, from Sehore 16 Haj pilgrims and from Raisen 17 Haj pilgrims boarded the third flight on Wednesday. The fourth scheduled flight on Wednesday also took Haj pilgrims of the city only.