JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia has completed the HajI Phase I flight for the departure of Indonesian pilgrims in 1446 Hijri to the Holy Land. A total of 91,198 prospective pilgrims were dispatched to Jeddah and Medina.
The phase I of the departure of the prospective pilgrims ends on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The last group of pilgrims to go to the Holy Land was from the flying group (kloter 95) Solo.
A total of 243 worshipers, consisting of 119 male and 124 female pilgrims, departed on a GA-6195 flight from Adi Soemarmo International Airport, Solo at 09.11 WIB, and arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 18.11 Saudi Arabian Time (WAS).
On the same day, Garuda Indonesia also dispatched Cluster 93, which carried 360 worshipers, and Cluster 94 as many as 359 pilgrims from the same embarkation. Thus, as many as 962 pilgrims from Indonesia, all of them from the Solo embarkation, have landed safely in Jeddah on the last day of Phase I of Garuda Indonesia Hajj Flight, Saturday, May 31, 2025.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Wamildan Tsani, said that the cash mandate to serve more than 90,000 prospective pilgrims this year is the main measure for airlines.
"Hajj is a special moment for every congregation, so our most important success is to provide the best service on their way to the Holy Land," he said in an official statement, Monday, June 2.
The military commander said that thanks to the cooperation of the entire Garuda Indonesia Hajj Team and the solidity strength presented from all stakeholders, Garuda Indonesia realized a safe and comfortable operation of Hajj 1446 H.
Not only optimizing flight services for all pilgrims, continued the Military Commander, good synergy between all elements has also supported the implementation of disciplined flight operations, where Garuda Indonesia managed to record an on-time performance (OTP) of 96.4 percent.
The military commander said that the timeliness record also marked the achievement of the highest OTP for Hajj flight operations over the past three years.
"Taking lessons from previous years and being supported directly by experienced teams, this year Garuda Indonesia is taking significant improvement steps. This makes all Garuda Indonesia teams and related stakeholders able to optimally anticipate and mitigate potential irregularities, both at the embarkation and debarkation stations," explained the Deputy Minister.
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Ahead of the phase of repatriation of pilgrims which will start from June 11 to July 10, 2025, Garuda Indonesia will continue to strengthen coordination with the relevant airport authorities and other stakeholders to ensure service readiness for pilgrims while at the airport, during the trip, until arriving at the destination city is in accordance with aspects of comfort and safety.
In addition, continued the Military Commander, Garuda Indonesia also continues to oversee the readiness of the entire Hajj flight fleet, through thorough checks and maintenance, to ensure that all aircraft are flying according to applicable regulations so that the process of returning the pilgrims to the country is expected to continue to receive safe and comfortable flight services.
"Being a trusted airline that has served Indonesian pilgrims for more than seven decades is an honor that we will continue to care for, including by evaluating and developing sustainably so that Garuda Indonesia as the national flag carrier can continue to present the best values of its services to all guests of Allah SWT," concluded the Deputy Minister.
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