Today, the first group of pilgrims to the Holy Land, through Abu Dhabi International Airport, is heading for a trip carrying the members of the official Hajj mission. Seven airlines transport pilgrims.

The Human Resources Authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi confirmed the eligibility of employees of government agencies in the Emirate to obtain Hajj leave upon official request, once, in accordance with the rules in force administratively, the maximum duration of this leave is 15 days with full salary paid in advance.

According to the Authority, Hajj leave is valid for employees from government agencies in Abu Dhabi, based on the rules and regulations of human resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This leave is valid for up to 15 working days and is granted once to the employee for the duration of his service in the government. On the employee's request.

The Authority, through its official account on Twitter, pointed out that Hajj may be granted to the employee as soon as he successfully completes the probation period. The period of the Hajj is calculated on the basis of working days. The weekly holidays, Eid al-Adha holiday and other official holidays during Hajj leave Of which.

She confirmed that the employee's access to this leave does not in any way affect his entitlements from the annual periodic leave. The employee may be allowed to obtain any other type of leave before he gets the Hajj leave or after its expiration, as the case may be. The employee may also be granted Hajj leave from the beginning of the month of Dhu'l-Hijjah.

The official state pilgrimage mission is leaving today for the Holy Land to perform its duties in the service of the pilgrims of the state in the Holy Land. The head of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Dr. Mohammad Matar Al-Kaabi, confirmed the readiness of all the subcommittees of the mission and the completion of all arrangements to serve the pilgrims of the House of Allah.

The eight committees of the official Hajj Committee will follow the movements of the pilgrims and their places of residence in Makkah and Madinah, supervise their conditions, and find out the completion of the camps in the camps and prepare their plans to escalate to Mina and Arafa in coordination with the concerned authorities in the Kingdom.

First flights

The first flights to the Holy Land are scheduled to begin at 55 minutes after mid-day Emirates time from Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi International Airport. According to a source in the pilgrimage campaigns, the airlines that will take the pilgrims to the Holy Land are Etihad Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, NAS Airlines, Seychelles Airlines, KLM, China Airlines and Asiana Airlines.

• 7 airlines transporting pilgrims to the Holy Land.