Indian expats travelling for Hajj this year 2019 have expressed their anger over Air India's (AI) decision to ban Zamzam holy water can on its narrow body aircraft.

Pilgrims can allowed to carry Zamzam water bottles only on flights where twin aisle aircraft are used, The ban was announced through a memo that was circulated among Air India's travel agents. It will remain in place until September 15.

The ban will be applied on AI's flights AI966 (Jeddah/Hyderabad/Mumbai) and AI964 (Jeddah/Cochin) as mentioned in memo. Officials reportedly cited 'Limit of Seats and Change of Aircraft' as the reason of ban.

Pilgrims bring Zamzam water from the Makkah so that they can distribute it among their friends and relatives and to share the blessings.

Officials of Airlines said we are working towards resolving this matter, He said the majority of flights from India to Saudi Arabia especially from cities of Mumbai and Delhi are operated wide body aircraft, where zamzam water is allowed on board.

Hajj is considered as the World's largest human gathering, recording almost 2.4 million Hajj pilgrims last year 2018, The numbers are expected to increase this year 2019 compared to last year.

SOURCE : SAUDIEXPATRIATES