Jakarta - The hajj season has begun, three initial flight groups (clusters) of Indonesian pilgrims arrived in Medina on Wednesday, April 22.
Kloter 1 Yogyakarta Embarkation (YIA) arrived at 06.20 Saudi Arabia time (WAS), followed by kloter 1 Jakarta-Pondok Gede Embarkation (JKG) with 391 pilgrims at 06.50 WAS with the Makkah Route (fast track) scheme.
Furthermore, the 1st batch of Embarkation Kualanamu (KNO) arrived at 10.00 WAS. The arrival of the congregation at the Amir Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz Airport (AMAA) in Madinah was greeted directly by the Indonesian Ambassador Abdul Aziz Ahmad, Consul General of RI Jeddah Yusron B. Ambary, Deputy Chairman II of PPIH Saudi Arabia Budi Agung Nugroho, Head of the Madinah Working Area Khalilurrahman, and other officers.
The reception was held warmly as a form of respect for Allah's guests. The Indonesian Ambassador, Abdul Aziz Ahmad, expressed his appreciation to the Government of Saudi Arabia for its support in implementing the Makkah Route service which accelerates the immigration process for pilgrims.
This was conveyed by Abdul Aziz Ahmad in Madinah, Wednesday, April 22. Makkah Route (Makkah Route) is a strategic cooperation service between the Indonesian Immigration and Saudi Arabia which allows all immigration processes, such as passport, visa, and customs inspection of pilgrims, to be carried out directly at the departure airport in Indonesia.
With this scheme, pilgrims do not need to queue for immigration checks when they arrive in Saudi Arabia and can go straight to the bus to be sent to the hotel. He also added that the distribution of Nusuk cards since in the country has also made it easier for pilgrims to carry out their worship.
In addition, appreciation was conveyed to all officers in Madinah for their readiness and alertness in welcoming pilgrims. In this initial batch, pilgrims stayed in hotels in strategic areas of the Masjid Nabawi, such as the Taibah Front and Makarem Suite areas, which are within the scope of Sector 1, making it easier to access worship.
During the approximately nine days in Madinah, pilgrims will receive full services before continuing their journey to Mecca. In total, the implementation of the 2026 Hajj air transportation involves two airlines, namely Garuda Indonesia which serves 277 clusters (about 102,502 pilgrims) from 10 embarkations, and Saudia Airlines which handles 248 clusters.
This collaboration is part of efforts to ensure the smooth mobilization of Indonesian pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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