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Azerbaijan's flights to Hajj restored

20 December 2006 [15:55] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijan's flights to Hajj will be realized at 03.30 and 05.45 today. Several more flights will be realized till December 24.

The flights have been delayed because of technical problems, Caucasian Muslims Office told the APA.

The first group of pilgrims left for Hajj on 30 buses. 30 more buses were left for Saudi Arabia on December 16. About 4500 Azerbaijanis have applied for Hajj visit. 2500 pilgrims are planned to leave by bus, 2000 by plane.

The fees by bus is US$ 1350 (compared with the last year US $30 more expensive), by plain US$ 2200(compared with the last year US$100 more expensive).

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