Haj pilgrims to pay ‘differential airfare’; Owaisi objects, Minority Affairs Ministry defends decision

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Haj pilgrims volition person to look turbulence up of their flights to Saudi Arabia, with the Haj Committee of India (HCI) instructing them to wage an further ₹10,000 arsenic “differential airfare”.

The move, according to a circular issued by the Haj Committee of India, is connected relationship of the warfare betwixt the United States, Israel and Iran, which has driven Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) costs soaring. Haj pilgrims person been asked to marque the outgo either digitally oregon connected the Haj Suvidha App utilizing cards oregon netbanking. They tin besides wage utilizing a pay-in gaffe astatine State Bank of India oregon Union Bank of India branches.

Published - April 30, 2026 07:35 p.m. IST

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