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The first flights carrying beneficiaries of the "Makkah Route" initiative arrived from Istanbul International Airport
The first flights carrying beneficiaries of the initiative have arrivedMecca Road" from Istanbul Airport The international flight from the Republic of Turkey arrived in the Kingdom on Saturday via the initiative terminal at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah.
And it aims “Makkah Route” initiative To provide high-quality services to the pilgrims from the countries benefiting from it, by receiving them and completing their procedures in their countries with ease and convenience, starting from taking biometric data and issuing the Hajj visa electronically, passing through completing passport procedures at the airport of the country of departure, after verifying the availability of health requirements, and coding and sorting luggage according to the arrangements for transportation and accommodation in the Kingdom, and moving directly to buses to deliver them to their places of residence in the regions of Makkah and Madinah, on dedicated routes, and the partner entities undertake to deliver their luggage to them.
And it aims “Makkah Route” initiative To provide high-quality services to the pilgrims from the countries benefiting from it, by receiving them and completing their procedures in their countries with ease and convenience, starting from taking biometric data and issuing the Hajj visa electronically, passing through completing passport procedures at the airport of the country of departure, after verifying the availability of health requirements, and coding and sorting luggage according to the arrangements for transportation and accommodation in the Kingdom, and moving directly to buses to deliver them to their places of residence in the regions of Makkah and Madinah, on dedicated routes, and the partner entities undertake to deliver their luggage to them.
“Makkah Route” initiative
It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Interior is implementing the initiative in its eighth year in cooperation with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health, Hajj and Umrah, Media, the General Authority of Civil Aviation, the Zakat and Tax Authority, Customs, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the General Authority for Endowments, the Guests of God Service Program, and the General Directorate of Passports, in integration with the digital partner (stc Group). Since its launch in (1438 AH/ 2017 AD), the initiative has served (1,254,994) pilgrims.
