Madinah: The first flights of the "Makkah Route" initiative arrive from Salé Airport to Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Makkah Road services for pilgrims
The “Makkah Route” initiative aims to provide high-quality services to pilgrims from beneficiary countries by receiving them and completing their procedures in their countries easily and conveniently, starting from taking biometric data and issuing the Hajj visa electronically, passing through completing passport procedures at the departure airport, after verifying the availability of health requirements, and marking and sorting luggage according to transportation and accommodation in the Kingdom, until they move directly to buses to transport them to their accommodations in the Makkah and Madinah regions, via dedicated routes, while partner entities take care of delivering their luggage to them.
Ministries participating in the 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.
