More than 47 thousand pilgrims will be divided into 128 flying groups (kloters) and will depart from nine embarkations.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, said that the national airline Garuda Indonesia this year will fly 47 thousand prospective pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
"In total, more than 47 thousand pilgrims are divided into 2 stages, first departure on June 4 to July 3, and repatriation from July 16 to August 14 2022," said Garuda Indonesia President Director, Irfan Setiaputra, when releasing the first batch of pilgrims at Soekarno Airport. -Hatta, Tangerang, Saturday, June 4, 2022
Irfan said more than 47 thousand pilgrims will be divided into 128 flying groups (kloters) and will depart from nine embarkations.
"We have nine embarkations, namely Banda Aceh, Medan, Padang, Jakarta, Solo, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Makassar, and Lombok. And served by seven wide body aircraft," he explained.
Irfan added that preparations for this year's hajj were really short when compared to years before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he continued, his party felt grateful that the short preparation could be held to the fullest.
"Of course we are grateful that the cooperation with the Ministry of Religion and all stakeholders has gone smoothly, and hopefully there will be no problems in the future during the 2022 hajj process," he said. (antara, medcom)
