Low-cost Saudi airline Flynas has resumed its maiden flight with 420 pilgrims from Bangladesh.
The flight left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 3pm on Friday.
According to Flynas, the 443-seat airbus is a wide-body airliner that will be used to carry pilgrims from Bangladesh.
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Bangladeshi cabin crew will be on the flight for the convenience of pilgrims.
State Minister for Civil Aviation Md Mahbub Ali and Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Dahilan were present at the inaugural function at the airport.
Mahbub Ali said: “We have arranged all kinds of facilities for the passengers so that there will be no crisis in pilgrimage carrying."