JABAR - Kertajati Airport in Majalengka, West Java (West Java) is prepared for the departure and repatriation of departure pilgrims in 2023. The congregation is planned to come from seven regions in West Java.
Director of Domestic Hajj Services of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) Saiful Mujab said the seven regions that will be served from Kertajati Airport are Majalengka, Kuningan, Indramayu, Cirebon, Subang, Sumedang, and Cirebon City.
"We estimate that there are a total of around 7,890 pilgrims from the seven areas," said Saiful Mujab in Jakarta, Thursday, March 2, as reported by Antara.
Saiful said that the approval of Kertajati Airport for the operation of the Hajj season 1444H/2023M by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Saudi Arabia was good news. The Ministry of Religion immediately prepared a scenario for the departure of pilgrims from Kertajati Airport.
The plan is that the seven thousand prospective pilgrims will be divided into 20 flying groups or groups. The clearance process from immigration will also be carried out at Kertajati Airport
"We welcome GACA's approval for the use of Kertajati Airport, West Java. We have also prepared a scenario for the departure of pilgrims from Kertajati Airport," he said.
He said the Indramayu Hajj dormitory was also ready to provide services to prospective pilgrims. Thus, the pilgrims from seven regencies/cities in West Java will depart from the Haji Indramayu Dormitory.
"So far, the congregation from seven regencies/cities in West Java departed from the Bekasi Hajj Dormitory. Starting this year, they will depart from the Indramayu Hajj Dormitory," he said.
Previously, the GACA of Saudi Arabia had sent an electronic letter to the Consul for Hajj at the Indonesian Consulate General in Kertajati Airport, which was allowed to operate around 21 to 23 flights with approximately 7,000 to 8,000 Hajj people.
GACA has also sent a notification letter regarding this to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Saudi as of March 1, 2023.
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