First group of Malaysian haj pilgrims departs smoothly from Makkah
All KT001 pilgrims will board flight MH8050 at 5.40am local time today (June 14) and are expected to arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang, at 8.10pm Malaysian time on the same day.
The departure of six buses of pilgrims was officiated by the Head of the Haj Delegation, Mohd Hisham Harun, at Abraj Al Janadriyah hotel at 9.50pm (June 13).
This group had arrived in Madinah on April 29 and had been in the Holy Land for about 48 days to perform the obligatory umrah before completing the haj last week.
A total of 31,600 Malaysian pilgrims are expected to return home in stages via King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Madinah, on AMAL by Malaysia Airlines and Saudia Airlines.
The last flight of the Malaysian pilgrim group is scheduled to depart Madinah on July 10 at 10.40 am local time and land at KLIA at 12.35 am (July 11).– BERNAMA
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