421 flights and 180 tourist buses operated in the 1446 AH-2025 Hajj season
Ministry mission committees in Makkah and Madinah follow up on the arrival and accommodation of all tourism pilgrims according to the approved contracts
Immediate handling of any complaints or inquiries to ensure the highest levels of satisfaction and comfort for tourism pilgrims
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the arrival of all Egyptian tourism pilgrims in the holy land of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform this year's 1446 AH Hajj rituals, totaling 40,672 Egyptian tourism pilgrims, via air and land trips organized carefully and precisely amid intensive measures to ensure the pilgrims' comfort and safety.
For her part, Samia Samy, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Companies Affairs, head of the Egyptian tourism Hajj mission and head of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah, explained that this year's Hajj season saw the operation of 421 flights carrying 33,172 economy and five-star pilgrims, in addition to 180 tourist buses transporting 7,500 overland tourism pilgrims, reflecting the diversity of the tourism Hajj programs that distinguish it and serve to meet citizens' various needs.
She stated that the ministry's field mission committees in Makkah and Madinah followed the safe arrival of all tourism pilgrims around the clock and supervised the accommodation process according to the approved contracts, noting that these committees deal immediately with any complaints or inquiries to ensure the highest levels of satisfaction and comfort for tourism pilgrims.
She stressed the ministry's keenness, and the directives of Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, to place the pilgrims' comfort and safety at the top of the ministry's priorities, noting the continued, ongoing coordination with the Saudi side and all relevant authorities to ensure the smooth performance of the rituals and to provide services that live up to the aspirations of tourism pilgrims.
These efforts come as part of the targets of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to organize a distinguished Hajj season that reflects professionalism and discipline in implementation and supports the position of tourism Hajj as one of the most successful models in organizing Hajj trips for citizens.
It is worth noting that the last tourism Hajj flight of this season arrived in Saudi territory the day before yesterday carrying 116 pilgrims, while the last overland tourism Hajj trip arrived last Thursday, comprising 8 tourist buses carrying 313 pilgrims.
