Dear Hajj Pilgrims! Don't Try To Bring Zamzam Air In Airplane Luggage

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JAKARTA - Saudi Arabia's Head of the Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH) Arsad Hidayat reminded pilgrims not to carry Zamzam water in their luggage.

"The congregation's luggage must be weighed, it must be screened first to ensure that there are no prohibited items, including Zamzam water," said Arsad in Makkah, Thursday, July 14, as reported by Antara.

Arsad said that Zamzam water is prohibited from entering luggage because it is a liquid, so it cannot be put in a suitcase. Congregational luggage bags can weigh up to 32 kg, except for the Surabaya embarkation, which is only 28 kg.

For information, pilgrims will begin returning to Indonesia on Friday July 15, 2022. The pilgrims' luggage is weighed 48 hours before the plane takes off.

"Hajj pilgrims also ensure that the documents they have are in ready condition, meaning that they are worried that something will be scattered, that something might be lost, immediately report it to the officers in the sector and at the Daker. If it is lost, it is SPLP (travel letter like a passport) )," said Arsyad.

In addition, 12 hours before departure or return to the country, the congregation must perform tawaf wada as a form of farewell respect to complete the implementation of their worship.

Arsad also asked the pilgrims to maintain health protocols such as wearing masks to prevent exposure to infectious diseases.

Previously, dozens of suitcases of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims had to be unloaded by Air Gate officers, a cargo company appointed by Garuda Indonesia to carry out inspections and delivery of pilgrims' goods, for carrying Zamzam water.

"From the results of an x-ray examination of 393 suitcases of the Padang 1 group of pilgrims, 50 suitcases were found to be filled with zamzam water," said Head of the Arrival and Return Service Section (Yanpul), PPIH Airport Work Area, Edayati Dasril at the Air Gate warehouse, Mecca, Wednesday. .

The suitcases belonged to the pilgrims who were the first group to return to Indonesia on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Eda said Zamzam water was found in various quantities in each suitcase, ranging from a few bottles to some carrying two liters.

The prohibition on carrying Zamzam water in checked baggage is in accordance with the aviation security and safety rules, GACA (General Authority of Civil Aviation), that pilgrims are not allowed to put Zamzam water in their baggage.