Indonesian Makkah Route pilgrims arrive in Madinah for Hajj

JEDDAH: As part of the Makkah Route initiative, the first group of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims arrived on Wednesday from Jakarta, taking off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and landing at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah.

The pilgrims were received by Abdulaziz Ahmad, the Indonesian ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Subhan Khaliq, chairman of the Hajj Organization Committee; and Nasrallah Jassam, the Indonesian counsel for Hajj and Umrah affairs.