The first airplane flying from Saudi Arabia with Tajik pilgrims on board is expected to land today in Dushanbe. TajikAir’s jet will deliver 212 pilgrims, deputy head of the Committee for Religion under the Government of Tajikistan Mavlon Muhtorov told the AP.
Two Tajik air carriers, TajikAir and SomonAir, will conduct 28 flights from Saudi Arabia to Tajikistan. Muhtorov said that two pilgrims from Tajikistan died while performing this year’s Hajj. “In general, this year’s Hajj for Tajik pilgrims was quite successful: little number of dead bodies, no victims or heavily sick people,” he added. A total of 5.200 citizens of Tajikistan went to perform Hajj this year.
Our pilgrims were served by the Saudi “Durud Tabba” – the winner of the international tender in which 19 foreign companies took part. Each pilgrim paid $3.191 USD for this year’s Hajj. This is $515 USD less as compared to last year’s price. Pilgrims were accompanied by 10 doctors with medicines. All Tajik pilgrims are expected to return back to Tajikistan by December 1.
source : http://www.abna.ir/
