Date:29/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062959480600.htm

National

Bhopal-Jeddah direct flight sought

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sought a direct flight to Jeddah from here to facilitate large number of Haj pilgrims from the state.

In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, Chouhan said, “a large number of Muslim pilgrims go to Jeddah from Madhya Pradesh for performing Haj. Due to lack of requisite arrangements, they have to go to Mumbai and then take a flight to Jeddah from there.” Mr. Chouhan said if immigration and customs facilities could not be provided here, at least a direct flight to Jeddah from Indore should be introduced.