Archive · 2 Jun 2025
SpiceJet Resumes Srinagar Flights, Hajj 2025 Operations Begin
Flights from Srinagar have started again after a break.
This is happening because things are calmer at the border between India and Pakistan.
The airline, SpiceJet, is now flying people to Mecca for a special trip called Hajj.
The Hajj is a religious trip for Muslims that happens every year.
The airline is starting the Hajj flights from Srinagar on May 14, and they expect to help about 15,500 people.
On May 14, more pilgrims left Srinagar on their way to Mecca.
The Hajj itself is expected to happen in early June.
SpiceJet resumed flights from Srinagar on May 13.
Hajj 2025 flights from Srinagar began May 14.
The airline will facilitate approximately 15,500 pilgrims in 2025.
The second batch of Hajj pilgrims departed from Srinagar for Mecca on May 14.
The Hajj is expected to occur between June 4 and June 9, 2025.
- Who
- Hajj pilgrims and SpiceJet airline.
- What
- Resumption of SpiceJet flights from Srinagar and the start of Hajj 2025 operations.
- When
- Flights resumed May 13, Hajj operations starting May 14, 2025; the Hajj is expected to take place between June 4 and June 9, 2025.
- Where
- Srinagar, Mecca, Medina, and Delhi.
- Why
- Due to eased tensions after India-Pakistan border understanding, and to facilitate the Hajj pilgrimage.
- Airline
- SpiceJet
- Hajj 2025 Flights Start
- May 14
- Pilgrims in 2025
- Around 15,500
- Flights to Mecca
- 2 from Delhi and 2 from Srinagar on May 14
- Total Pilgrims on May 14
- 642
- Aircraft
- Airbus A340
- Hajj Dates (Estimated)
- June 4-9, 2025
