REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PEKANBARU -- Chief of the Office of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Riau H. Muliardi said that 4,048 Hajj candidates from Riau who were included in the first wave of departures were already in Medina after Kloter 11 BTH arrived.
“The candidate for Hajj Kloter 11 BTH, which today arrived in Medina with 445 people, closed the departure of the first wave of worshippers to Amir Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport (AMAA),” he said in Pekanbaru on Thursday.
Muliardi said that Kloter 11 also involved three regional Hajj officers (PHD) and five PPIH people.
After 11 pilots arrive in Medina, there are three more pilots who will enter the Batam Embarkation Hajj hostel on the second wave to be transported.
“Currently, aspiring pilgrims of the Riau Hajj have started to enter Makkah City to perform the obligatory umrah and other series of worship services,” he said.
He said that at the moment two pilots from Riau are already in Makkah and according to reports from the leadership of the clan they are in good health.
For worshippers who are still in Medina City, according to reports, the leadership of the kloter is currently making a pilgrimage to Raudhah.
“Our worshippers who are in Medina according to reports are currently carrying out a series of Arbain and pilgrimages to Raudhah. In addition, they also receive training and education from the kloter officers in preparation for carrying out Umrah worship when entering Makkah City,” he said.
The Province of Riau noted that 5,318 Riau Hajj departed in two waves, the first to AMAA International Airport in Medina on May 12-23, 2024 and on May 21-June 1, 2024 to King Abdul Azis International Airport (KAAIA) in Jeddah.
A total of 5,318 candidates for Hajj in Riau Province joined the Batam Hajj Embarkation (BTH).
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