Kano — Nigeria risks loosing $68million to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the forthcoming 2017 hajj, following the allocation of 45 per cent of the total pilgrims to a Saudi Arabia-based airline, FlyNas, by National Hajj Commission (NAHCON).
Already, local stakeholders in the sector have raised eyebrow as they described the move as a "rip off that has the capacity to stunt growth in Nigeria airline industry."
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