Information reaching Greenbarge Reporters showed that the last flight by maxAir, left Jeddah for Minna, Niger state capital at about 4.37pm today with 509 pilgrims.
They are made up of 484 pilgrims and 25 officials, bringing the total of pilgrims and officials airlifted to Nigeria to 63,831.
The airlift which began on September 28, was conducted by about four airlines: MaxAir, Medview, Flynas and Kabo.
With 63,831 pilgrims, out of over 66,000 that were airlifted to the Holy Land from Nigeria, over 2,000 are still to be accounted for, though more than about 1,000 Nigerians were confirmed to have died at the Ja,rat stampede.
meanwhile, the management of the NAHCON, headed by Abdullahi Muktari, has expressed gratitude to all those who contributed to the successful completion of the airlift. [myad]
