Banjarmasin Haj pilgrim first flight group arrives

Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan 9/9 (AntaranewsKalsel) - The first flight group (keloter) of Banjarmasin Embarkation arrived from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at Syamsuddin Noor Airport, at about 13.23 pm on Saturday (9/9) 

According to their sum when departures on 31 July, they were 325 Haj pilgrims, including the Hajj committee officials, said the Head of South Kalimantan Office of Religous Affairs Ministry H Noor Fahmi, while accompanying Vice Governor H Rudy Resnawan welcomed the first kloter at Banjarmasin Embarkation Hajj Dormitory on Saturday.

"So the sum of Haj pilgrims of the first keloter is perfect, including the Mayor of Banjarmasin Ibnu Sina," he said.

The arrival of this first keloter, he continued, began the arrival of 3,882 South Kalimantan Haj pilgrims from 3,891 Pilgrims who departed.

According to him, up to Saturday (9/9) recorded 9 Haj pilgrims from Banjarmasin Embarkation died, namely three from keloter 3, one of Kloter 6, one from keloter 14, two of Kloter 16, one of Kloter 17 and one Haj Pilgrim of keloter 15.

"From the information of Hajj officers in Mecca, there are some pilgrims from Banjarmasin Embarkation who are being treated at the hospital over there," he said.

He hopes, South Kalimantan people continue to pray for the Haj pilgrims who are still in the holy land to return to the homeland with healthy and bring Mabrur pilgrimage.

According to him, the arrival of Banjarmasin Embarkation Hajj begins on September 9 and will last at October 5. A total of 9 flight groups will depart from King Abdul Aziz International Airport Jeddah and 8 other flight groups to fly from Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Azis Madinah international airport.