India Made History With Their First All-Female Flight To Saudi Arabia For Hajj 2023
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South India has officially achieved a MAJOR milestone for operating a female-only flight from Kerala to Saudi Arabia!
The cabin crew, pilots, and 145 passengers were all female!
Only women #Hajj2023 flight from Kerala
An Indian Hajj flight run exclusively by women and carrying only female pilgrims has made history, authorities said on Friday, after it reached Saudi Arabia from the southern state of Kerala. pic.twitter.com/QOcnHc5qK6
— India Muslim History (@syedurahman) June 11, 2023
The flight was operated by Air India Express, which flew in from Kozhikode to Jeddah on Thursday night. The passengers were actually part of a 4,000-member group traveling together for Hajj, and will be joined with their fellow-travelers on arrival. The flight was operated in order to ease travel for the women passengers traveling for the holy pilgrimage. Thousands of pilgrims are flying into Jeddah on a daily basis because of the Hajj 2023 season, and Air India made history while doing it!