The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that around 7,000 Egyptian tourism pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 1447 AH-2026 Hajj season, on flights through King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, as part of an organized operating system aimed at facilitating travel and arrival procedures.
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 Hajj and Umrah, stressed that the ministry attaches great importance to following every stage of the Egyptian tourism pilgrims' journey, as well as to continuous coordination with the relevant authorities in Saudi Arabia, ensuring smooth and easy procedures and the greatest possible comfort for pilgrims while performing the rituals.
She explained that the ministry's mission committees are the Cairo International Airport committee responsible for processing the departure of tourism pilgrims, the Jeddah committee at King Abdulaziz International Airport and the Madinah committee at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, which are responsible for receiving these pilgrims, speeding up their entry procedures and making sure they receive their luggage, as well as following their transfer to their accommodation and providing them with all forms of support, in continuous coordination with the relevant authorities in Saudi Arabia, ensuring a safe experience for tourism pilgrims throughout the rituals.
The ministry stated that tourism Hajj flights are scheduled to continue until 22 May, transporting around 35,000 pilgrims on economy and 5-star programs, as part of an integrated operating plan that ensures distinguished services for all pilgrims.
