Five Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights carrying 2,067 hajj pilgrims reached Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
This year, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will carry 61,111 hajj pilgrims out of a total of 122,221. The rest will fly Saudia or Flynas.
Biman will operate 162 pre-hajj flights from May 21 to June 22 and 168 post-hajj flights from July 2 to August 3.
Besides Dhaka, Biman is operating flights from Chittagong and Sylhet to Jeddah and Madina.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the hajj program on May 19.
