Starting May 2025, Hajj Flights Move To Terminal 2F Soetta

Press conference on Soekarno Hatta Airport (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The government will open Terminal 2F of Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Soetta) to serve Hajj flights starting May 2025. With this transfer, all airlines serving Hajj flights will no longer carry passengers from Terminal 3.

"Meanwhile, the Hajj will be in May, yes, later after Eid, yes," said Minister of Transportation (Menhub), Dudy Purwagandhi at a press conference at the Ministry of SOEs office, Jakarta, Friday, March 14.

Meanwhile, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said that Umrah flights are targeted to be served by Terminal 2F this month.

"If the Umrah plan may be a transition this May," said Erick.

Erick said the transfer of Hajj and Umrah flights from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2F was carried out to unravel the density of passengers at Terminal 3. He also said the government wanted to improve services for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims by revitalizing and verifying Terminal 2F.

"How about yesterday after we reviewed the Terminal 2 facilities for Umrah and Hajj, we can improve our services so that when the pilgrims who will travel to their destination can be facilitated," said Erick.

The Immigration Process Is Much Faster

The Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Andrianto, explained that the government has provided a fast track for Makkah Route, for the ease of immigration services for Hajj pilgrims.

Agus explained that with Makkah Rote, the immigration process from what should have been done at the airport for the arrival of pilgrims (Jeddah and Medina), was moved to the departure airport (Indonesia).

"This makes it easier for our pilgrims, when they arrive they go directly, because the immigration officers have carried out activities in Indonesia," said Agus.

Previously, it was reported that the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir had reported to Prabowo the revitalization and relocation of all terminals at Soetta Airport. Where, he plans to increase the capacity of the airport passengers.

"We are also rebalancing traffic and will gradually increase passenger capacity from 56 million paxes to 94 million paxes," he explained.

In the future, continued Erick, Terminal 1, 2D, and 2E will be focused on Low Cost Carriers. Meanwhile, terminal 3 will be focused on Full Service Carrier.

Meanwhile, continued Erick, Terminal 2F will be focused on serving Umrah and Hajj flights. This step was taken considering the number of low-cost Indonesian pilgrims could reach 1.3 million people.

"Especially for Umrah and Hajj, the priority of the President will be centered at Terminal 2F, considering that the number of Umrah pilgrims per year reaches 1.3 million to 1.5 million pilgrims. Meanwhile, Hajj pilgrims per year reach 241,000 pilgrims," he said.