Group I Of Hajj Pilgrims Have Landed At Soekarno Hatta Airport Today

JAKARTA - The first flying group (cluter) of pilgrims from King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah has landed at Soekarno Hatta International Airport (Soetta), Tuesday, July 4.

This arrival also started the first phase of the Indonesian pilgrims to enter the country.

Director General of Civil Aviation, M.Kristi Endah Murni said as many as 371 pilgrims and 5 Hajj officers had arrived at Soekarno Hatta Airport using Saudia Airline aircraft at 15.47 WIB.

The arrival of the pilgrims at Soekarno-Hatta Airport is planned to take place from July 4 to August 4, 2023 using Garuda Indonesia and Saudia Airline airlines.

"Alhamdulillah, the arrival of the plane carrying the first batch of pilgrims at Soekarno Hatta Airport went smoothly. Hopefully, until the last batch of flight operations will run safely, safely and comfortably," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, July 4.

Kristi said the Directorate General of Hubud together with relevant ministries/agencies and aviation stakeholders ensure the readiness of all operational facilities and services for the arrival of pilgrims properly, especially the elderly pilgrims.

"According to the 2023 Hajj theme, namely the Elderly Friendly, the wheelchair facilities and officers are ready to assist pilgrims starting from getting out of the plane to the airport terminal to entering the bus that takes them to the Hajj dormitory," Kristi explained.

From the airport, continued Kristi, the pilgrims were dispatched to the Hajj dormitory using 6 Damri Bus units escorted by the Soekarno Hatta Health Quarantine Center.

Kristi hopes that the process of arrival of pilgrims and air transportation services at all airports that have been set can run smoothly and no special events or other flights have been affected.

"After all the arrival processes for the pilgrims are completed, we will conduct an evaluation to improve the Hajj air transportation service the following year," said Kristi.