Five flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 2,086 hajj pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Mohammad Javed Patwary, ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia, received them at the airport.
This year, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will carry 61,111 hajj pilgrims out of a total of 122,221 with its five aircraft. The rest will be carried by Saudia and Flynas airlines.
The Biman authorities will conduct 162 pre-hajj flights from May 21 to June 22 and 168 post-hajj flights from July 2 to August 3.
Like last year, Biman will operate flights from Chittagong and Sylhet to Jeddah and Madina along with Dhaka this year.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the hajj program on May 19.
