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Dockjock
3rd Jan 2002, 05:22
What is/where is HAJJ?

henry crun
3rd Jan 2002, 08:01
Type the word in Google, there is enough info there to keep you occupied for weeks.

Roadtrip
3rd Jan 2002, 08:24
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca that muslims are obligated to take (with some exceptions) once during their lifetime.

mutt
3rd Jan 2002, 08:28
The Islamic faith is based on 5 pillars or rites, one of these is to perform a pilgrimage at some stage in your life to the Holy City of Makkah to perform Hajj. This event happens yearly in the 12th Hegira month and attracts approximately 2 million people. About half of these people arrive by air into the city of Jeddah, hence the aviation interest, it’s a wonderful time for airlines to make money by leasing out aircraft.

Mutt.

Dockjock
4th Jan 2002, 09:37
Well I feel ignorant!

The reason I asked was because on a leasing-focussed website I saw HAJJ alongside ACMI quite a number of times, and assumed it was another leasing concept.

Thanks to all.