more-inHaj camp in the city started on Saturday with pilgrims for the first two flights reporting at the Haj House, Nampally. The first Haj flight will take off at 2.50 am on August 14 from the Haj Terminal of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Pilgrims are expected to leave for the airport in special RTC buses on August 13 night. Mahmood Ali will flag off the first flight from the terminal. A total of 14 flights with 450 pilgrims will leave for Jeddah carrying pilgrims from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Source: The Hindu August 12, 2017 17:53 UTC