The Chief Executive Of
ficer, West Link Airline, Capt. Ibrahim Mshelia, has  promised better service delivery during the 2014 Hajj operations.
Mshelia told newsmen   in Abuja  recently that the airline had made adequate arrangement too ensure the comfort of the pilgrims in this year’s exercise and beyond.
He said that the airline was new, but the operators were old in the business of Hajj operations in the country.
The officer said the operators possessed the requisite experience to satisfy the needs of the pilgrims.
“We all have over 20 years of experience, however, the company is new but with a new concept that has been well thought out by seasoned professionals.
“We have taken a look at all the kinds of travelling programmes in the country and compared them with what is obtainable in other places,” he explained.
He said that the effort was made to assist the company to offer better service delivery.
“So, we are going to do our best for the pilgrims as well as the domestic operations to serve Nigerians better,” he said.
Mshelia said that the company had carefully studied the history of airline operations in Nigeria, adding that the lesson would also help the company to alleviate logistic problems associated with the transportation of pilgrims.
“A successful Hajj is the collective responsibility of all Muslim faithful and should not be left in the hands of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Hajj stakeholders and airline operators alone, he advised.”
Mshelia expressed optimism that 2014 pilgrimage would be much successful in the history of Hajj operations in the country.
He hinged his hope on the collective efforts of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), States Pilgrim Welfare Boards, Airline operators and stakeholders in the operations.
He commended NAHCON for transporting pilgrims to Madinah rather than going through Jeddah.
“This has taken off the stress from pilgrims going to Madinah from Jeddah by road as was done in the past.
“Landing first in Madinah will also make it easier and faster for the pilgrims to perform all the necessary rights before proceeding to Mecca for the proper Hajj,” Mshelia said.