>From: Adama Njie <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fw: [>-<] Fwd: Hajj Info >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:49:58 +0100 > >Final Hajj Batch Expected Today > > > > Email This Page > > Print This Page > > Visit The Publisher's Site > > > > >The Daily Observer (Banjul) > >March 4, 2003 >Posted to the web March 4, 2003 > >Malick Mboob >Banjul > >Reports reaching this paper have revealed that new arrangements have been >put in place by the Gambia International Airlines (GIA) to airlift the >remaining fourth and fifth batch of hajj pilgrims who are still in Mecca >nearly a month after the hajj. > >Airport sources intimated that the airlifting of the remaining Gambian >pilgrims was earlier sub contracted to a local airline agency which failed >the contract agreement and caused the delay in the pilgrims' return. > > >Desperate relatives of pilgrims have complained about having been given >wrong dates for the return of the hajj pilgrims. > >Lamin Jabang, managing director, GIA, confirmed to this paper that the >remaining pilgrims have departed Medina for Jeddah airport by bus yesterday. > >The Medina-Jeddah drive will take about six hours. > >Mr Jabang added that the fourth flight arrived yesterday with 490 pilgrims >on board, while the last flight is expected today with a total of 360 >pilgrims. > >He explained that the delay was none of GIA's fault, "we have provided >reliable and quality air services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to make the >hajj a memorable journey," he said. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~