TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The first wave of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims arrived in Medina, Saudi Arabia, late Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Flying in across 15 flight groups, the pilgrims, totaling 5,997 people, landed gradually through Medina’s Amir Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz Airport.
“These pilgrims come from various embarkation points in Indonesia, including Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Medan, Lombok, Solo, and Makassar,” said the Indonesian Consul General in Jeddah, Yusron B. Ambary, in a written statement on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Yusron said the…
