Haji 2026: 28 Thousand Pilgrims Have Left, Process is Smooth

Illustration of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The departure of Indonesian pilgrims continues and has reached more than 28 thousand people as of Sunday, April 26. The government ensures that the departure process goes smoothly at various embarkations.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Maria Assegaf, said that a total of 72 flight groups (clusters) or 28,274 pilgrims had been sent to the Holy Land.

"The departure of pilgrims to date has reached 72 clusters with a total of 28,274 pilgrims," Maria said in a statement.

In Saudi Arabia, especially in Madinah, it is recorded that 45 clusters or 17,747 pilgrims have arrived and occupied the prepared hotels. The government ensures that all arrival processes run orderly with the assistance of officers from the airport to the accommodation.

In addition, the government is also optimizing the fast track service or Makkah Route at a number of embarkation airports to speed up the immigration process. Through this scheme, Saudi Arabia's immigration checks are carried out in Indonesia, so that pilgrims upon arrival in Jeddah or Madinah can go directly to the hotel without long queues.

The facility is considered very helpful, especially for elderly pilgrims and vulnerable groups, as well as facilitating the overall process of carrying out the Hajj this year.