JAKARTA - Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi admitted that he had ensured that transportation support for flight services for the 2025 Hajj pilgrims was ready. He said there are three airlines that will serve this year's Hajj flights.
The Ministry of Transportation has well prepared support for the departure of pilgrims from the transportation side. There will be three airlines serving the departure and return of pilgrims this year, namely Garuda Indonesia, Saudi Airlines, and Lion Mentari Airlines or Lion Air," he said in an official statement, Friday, May 2.
Dudy said Garuda Indonesia had prepared 13 aircraft fleets that would serve the departure and return from the Aceh Embarkation, Medan, Solo, Balikpapan, Maksar, Lombok, and parts of the Jakarta-Pondok Gede Embarkation.
This year, Garuda Indonesia will carry 104,172 regular Hajj pilgrims and officers. This congregation is part of 287 flying groups," he said.
Meanwhile, Saudi Airlines will use 16 fleets of aircraft that will carry 102,182 worshipers and officers from the Batam Embarkation, Palembang, Jakarta-Bekasi, Kertajati, Surabaya, and parts of the Jakarta-PondokGede Embarkation.
Meanwhile, continued Dudy, Lion Air has prepared 6 fleets that will transport 11,762 pilgrims and officers from the Padang and Banjarmasin Embarkation.
"Preparedness has been carried out, not only the readiness of airlines, but also the readiness of embarkation and debarkation airports. In total there will be 14 airports that will be the location for this year's Hajj embarration," said Dudy.
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Overall, continued Dudy, as many as 221,000 pilgrims will depart this year from all Indonesian embarkations. This number is divided into 203,320 regular Hajj pilgrims and 17,680 special Hajj pilgrims. Departures and return will be carried out in 2 waves and through 528 groups.
The departure of wave 1 to Medina was carried out on May 2 to 16, and the departure of wave 2 to Jeddah from May 17 to 31, 2025.
Meanwhile, wave 1 return from Jeddah was carried out from June 11 to 25 and wave 2 returned from Medina from June 26 to July 10, 2025.
"Our message to all pilgrims is to comply with and follow all safety and security instructions, and not to forget to maintain health. Hopefully the departure and return of the pilgrims this year can run smoothly. Good luck with the pilgrimage," he said.
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