More than 100 haj pilgrims from S’pore stranded in plane for hours before being told to go home

Suffian Apandi (standing, second from right) is one of the affected pilgrims. -Courtesy MUHAMMAD SUFFIAN APANDI

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than 100 Muslim pilgrims from Singapore were stranded in their plane at Changi Airport for over four hours before they were told to disembark on Friday morning, reported Berita Harian.

The pilgrims were set to depart for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to perform the annual pilgrimage in Mecca.