Second wave of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims shows improved orderliness during departure

The return process for Indonesian Hajj pilgrims from their hotels in Madinah to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport is being described as faster and more orderly for the second wave. Pilgrims from the BTJ 6 embarkation group, for instance, were ready for departure to the airport ahead of schedule.

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Perhaps because the pilgrims miss their homeland. So if we tell them noon, they will bring down their luggage before noon.

Irfan Darmawan Syah, Head of Sector 3 in Madinah, suggested that pilgrims' eagerness to return to their homeland might be a contributing factor. "Perhaps because the pilgrims miss their homeland. So if we tell them noon, they will bring down their luggage before noon," Syah told the Media Center Haji.

Syah further noted that the pilgrims' movements were more orderly and quicker during the second wave's departure from hotels to the Madinah airport. He also highlighted that the process was lighter because pilgrims' main luggage had been transported earlier. This allowed them to travel to the airport with only their smaller bags, making the boarding process smoother. "It's easier now to be transported to the airport, because the large luggage was already transported two days earlier and when they are transported to the airport, they only carry small bags. So it's easier," he said.

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It's easier now to be transported to the airport, because the large luggage was already transported two days earlier and when they are transported to the airport, they only carry small bags. So it's easier.

He expressed hope that this orderliness would continue until the end of the pilgrimage's return phase. Syah also reminded pilgrims not to carry prohibited items such as zamzam water, lighters, or power banks, as these would inevitably lead to baggage inspections at the airport. "Bringing zamzam water, lighters, or power banks is prohibited. That's what we always emphasize because it's useless to bring them, they will still be unpacked at the airport," he stated.

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Bringing zamzam water, lighters, or power banks is prohibited. That's what we always emphasize because it's useless to bring them, they will still be unpacked at the airport.