New short Haj package likely to be popular among working pilgrims

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The caller enactment reduces the duration of the pilgrimage to 20 days, compared to the accustomed 40-45 time enactment successful Saudi Arabia. The archetypal batch of pilgrims from Kerala availing themselves of the bundle volition depart from Cochin International Airport connected May 17

Published - May 03, 2026 08:48 p.m. IST - MALAPPURAM

For the archetypal time, the Central Haj Committee has introduced a ‘short Haj’ bundle this year, addressing a long-standing request from pilgrims with constricted time. The caller enactment reduces the duration of the pilgrimage to 20 days, compared to the accustomed 40-45 time enactment successful Saudi Arabia.

The archetypal batch of pilgrims from Kerala availing themselves of this abbreviated Haj bundle nether authorities supervision is scheduled to depart from Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, connected May 17. Three flights from Kochi volition transport astir 1,000 pilgrims from Kerala.

Published - May 03, 2026 08:48 p.m. IST

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