SAUDI EXPATRIATES

A total of six airports, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madina, Taif International Airport in Taif, King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Prince Abdulmohsen International Airport in Yanbu, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam in the west will serve as major entry points for Hajj pilgrims in the year 2024.

- According to Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), 7,700 planes with 3.4 million seats on it will be available during the Hajj season in 2024.

- In order to ease the pilgrims travel procedures across the airports of the kingdom, the company has implemented the "passenger without a bag" service.

- With this service, domestic and international passengers can complete all necessary travel arrangements from the comfort of their own home and have their bags sent up to the airport up to 24 hours before departure. Join Saudi Expatriates channel on Facebook

- Allocating 150 planes with over 1.2 million seats, the national airline of Saudi Arabia, has announced that it is prepared to welcome pilgrims from all around the globe during the Hajj season.

- It is expected that around 2 million Muslims from all over the world would participate in the forthcoming Hajj.

- Agency in charge of Hajj preparations in Saudi Arabia is expecting record numbers of pilgrims following the Umrah, a smaller pilgrimage, that approximately 30 million Muslims from within and outside the kingdom performed at Makkah's Grand Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which concluded on April 9.

- The number of Muslims performing Hajj last year was over 1.8 million, which is equal to the figure before the pandemic. See Also : New guidelines for Hajj 2024, to prioritize pilgrims Health and Safety