The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the launch of the first return flights of Egyptian tourism pilgrims today from Makkah, with 8 flights departing from Jeddah Airport carrying 476 pilgrims, marking the start of the process of returning pilgrims home in groups after they completed the Hajj rituals of the 1447 AH-2026 season.
These flights are scheduled to continue until mid-June, according to a timetable that distributes flights between King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah.
For her part, Samia Samy, Assistant Minister for Travel Company Affairs, Head of the Egyptian Tourist Hajj Affairs Office and Head of the Supreme Committee for Umrah and Hajj, stressed that the mission has deployed its field committees at the two departure airports in the Kingdom to follow up on and see off tourism pilgrims departing by air, who number around 35,000 of all tourism pilgrims.
She added that these committees accompany the pilgrims, follow up on their travel procedures and remove any obstacles they may face until they arrive home, helping to ease the return journey and ensure the highest levels of comfort and peace of mind for the Guests of God.
She noted that similar committees are tasked with receiving pilgrims as soon as they arrive at Cairo International Airport and other Egyptian arrival airports, helping to facilitate the completion of arrival procedures, as part of round-the-clock coordination between all of the mission's committees.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities continues to coordinate with the various relevant authorities to follow the return of tourism pilgrims step by step until the last group returns, as part of an integrated system aimed at serving the Guests of God and easing their journey from departure until their return home.
