Kozhikode: The maiden Haj flight, carrying 470 pilgrims, comprising 211 men and 259 women, left for Mecca from Karipur International Airport near here on Saturday.
The Air India Boeing 747 flight departed at 1.15 pm after Union Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed formally inaugurated the Haj camp here.
A total of 7,661 pilgrims, including those from Lakshadweep and Mahe, will leave for Haj in 19 flights in the next 15 days.
26//11/06 PTI/The Hindu
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Sunday, November 26, 2006
First batch of 470 pilgrims leave for Mecca
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