The pilgrims included several nationalities, and came through the air and sea ports
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Dubai Airports prepares to welcome Hajj pilgrims
Saudia will be operating the first official Hajj flights from DXB Terminal 1
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Hajj 2023: Arrival of over half a million pilgrims in Madinah
The pilgrims are of several nationalities, and came through the air and land ports to perform Hajj this year
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Resumption of Hajj: Chinese Muslims arrive in Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage
China suspended the pilgrimage in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Air India
Hajj 2023: Air India to fly over 19,000 Indian pilgrims to Jeddah and Medina, airline reveals
Air India kicked off its Hajj operations on Sunday, with the first Air India flight taking off from Jaipur to Medina
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India to have 25 embarkation points for Hajj 2023
India’s Ministry of Minority Affairs has approved four more new points for this year’s pilgrimage season
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Sharjah Airport gears up for influx of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The airport added check-in kiosks, passport kiosks, smat gates, and luggage transportation vehicles for Hajj pilgrims
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Dedicated counters at check-in, immigration, special departure gates at Dubai Airports for Hajj travellers
Saudia will operate the first official Hajj flight from Dubai, departing from DXB with a Dubai government delegation for Madinah on June 30
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Emirates to deploy special flights, protocols to help Hajj pilgrims make their way to Mecca, Medina
Emirates will deploy 31 additional flights to Jeddah, and double the number of daily flights to Medina from 23 June to 20 July, 2022 in addition to regularly scheduled services
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SpiceJet launches inaugural Indian Hajj flight this year from Srinagar
SpiceJet set to operate 37 special Hajj flights this season for pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage
Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Abu Dhabi Int’l says ready for return of hajj pilgrims
Abu Dhabi International Airport expects to receive more than 2,750 returning pilgrims, alongside an additional 25,000 Hajj transit travellers
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Hajj transport poses challenge for Saudi hosts
Saudi Transport Minister says metro connecting three stages of the hajj will transport record 360,000 pilgrims this year
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More than two million Muslims begin Saudi hajj pilgrimage
The hajj, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, is one of the five pillars of Islam
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200 hit by New Zealand massacre take part in Saudi’s hajj
Survivors and relatives of victims of March’s massacres at mosques in Christchurch are undertaking pilgrimage to ‘pray for the martyrs’
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Revealed: the global journeys of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
New research reveals flight booking trends of overseas visitors arriving in Saudi Arabia for annual pilgrimage
Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Abu Dhabi Int’l says Hajj travel preparations completed
Abu Dhabi Airports has allocated additional staff across Abu Dhabi International Airport to deal with extra flights to Saudi Arabia
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Etihad Airways to deploy extra flights for Hajj pilgrims
Abu Dhabi airline will operate 15 extra flights between July 28 and August 25 to transport pilgrims to Madinah