Now, Haj flights land before time in Indore

Indore: The confusion regarding the flights carrying Haj passengers continued on Saturday as both the flights landed at Indore an hour before their scheduled arrival. Airline officers attributed the early landing to advance departure clearance at Madinah airport.

The first flight scheduled to land at Indore airport at 10.40 am actually reached here at 9.30 am. Besides the regular 246 passengers, the flight had an additional passenger, a baby boy born to a woman at Madinah on December 1. The boy was named Md Ali Qasim. The second flight that was scheduled to reach Indore at 11.40 am landed at around 10.40am. It carried a total 245 passengers.

Families and friends of pilgrims had arrived in large numbers at the airport to receive their dear ones. Emotional scenes were witnessed as the pilgrims hugged and blessed their near and dear ones with moist eyes. The flights bringing in Haj pilgrims would continue to arrive in city till December 12.

Earlier in the week, flights carrying Haj pilgrims that were to reach Indore on Thursday were cancelled and only landed in the city on Friday. This change in schedule had left the passengers high and dry at Madinah airport, while their families here were a worried lot owing to the last minute change in schedule .

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