For 2025 Hajj operations, Air Peace, Fly-Nas, Max Air, and UMZA have been chosen
Air Peace Limited, Fly-Nas, Max Air, and UMZA Aviation Services Limited have been authorized by the presidency to serve as official airlines for pilgrims doing the Hajj in 2025. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, the chairman of Nigeria’s National Hajj Commission, revealed this.
According to him, these carriers were chosen from among the 11 businesses that applied to transport Muslim pilgrims from Nigeria via air. According to a statement from Usman, a 32-member panel that was established by the NAHCON Chairman on November 26, 2024, screened and shortlisted the airlines.
State Pilgrims’ Welfare Board representatives, three members of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), one each from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), and Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), as well as one each from the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), as well as NAHCON Board members representing each of the nation’s geopolitical zones, NAHCON Heads of Aviation, Procurement, Legal, Internal Audit, and Special Duties, made up the Aviation Screening Committee.
In a similar vein, three extra cargo carriers were chosen for the Hajj activities that year. In alphabetical order, they are Qualla Investment Limited, Cargozeal Technology Limited, and Aglow Aviation Support Services Limited.
In addition to congratulating the winning companies, the chairman urged them to fulfill their obligations as stated during the screening. The 2025 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding was also signed by Abdullahi Sale Usman on behalf of Nigeria with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
To formally announce the Hajj commitments for the year, the event took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2025. Ibrahim Modibbo, Nigeria’s Chargé de Affairs in Riyadh; Jafaru Muhammed Ali, the chairman of the House Committee on Muslim Pilgrimage; Abubakar Sani Bello, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs; Mu’azzam Nayaya,
In a similar vein, three extra cargo carriers were chosen for the Hajj activities that year. In alphabetical order, they are Qualla Investment Limited, Cargozeal Technology Limited, and Aglow Aviation Support Services Limited.
In addition to congratulating the winning companies, the chairman urged them to fulfill their obligations as stated during the screening. The 2025 Hajj Memorandum of Understanding was also signed by Abdullahi Sale Usman on behalf of Nigeria with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
To formally announce the Hajj commitments for the year, the event took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2025. Ibrahim Modibbo, Nigeria’s Chargé de Affairs in Riyadh; Jafaru Muhammed Ali, the chairman of the House Committee on Muslim Pilgrimage; Abubakar Sani Bello, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs; Mu’azzam Nayaya,
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was represented by Abdulfatah Masahat, the Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, at the signing ceremony.
