HSS and Banjarmasin Hajj candidates get first flight group

Head of South Kalimantan Office of Religious Affairs Ministry H Noor Fahmi conducts a draw for the hajj pilgrims flight group. (Antaranews Kalsel/Sukarli)

The first flight group of Banjarmasin Embarkation will depart on July 9, 2019,

Banjarmasin, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The Hajj prospectives pilgrims of South Hulu Sungai (HSS) District and the City of Banjarmasin were set to combineas the first flight group (keloter) of departures for the 2019 Hajj pilgrimage at the Banjarmasin Embarkation.

Head of the South Kalimantan Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs H Noor Fahmi said on Wednesday the appointment of HSS and Banjarmasin as the first flight group was in accordance with the qurah or a draw held yesterday.

"The first flight group of Banjarmasin Embarkation will depart on July 9, 2019," he pointed out.

The number people for each flying groups, said Noor Fahmi, as many as 320. They will depart from Syamsuddin Noor Airport to the city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, for the first wave of national pilgrimage departures.

The second flight group, according to the qurah, is hajj prospective pilgrim from Tabalong, the third group from Banjar, fourth from Central Hulu Sungai (HST).

While the fifth group was a joint candidate from Tapin, Banjarbaru and Banjar. The sixth group is a combine of North Hulu Sungai (HSU) and Banjar. The seventh group of Tanah Bumbu and Banjarbaru in combine.

"Then the eighth group is Central Kalimantan who is included in our embarkation," he explained.

The ninth group is a joint candidate of Kotabaru, HST and Banjarmasin.

"Then the tenth and eleventh group are candidates from Central Kalimantan again," said Noor Fahmi.

Meanwhile, the twelfth flight group is a joint candidate of South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. Thirteen are from Central Kalimantan.

Then, he continued, the fourteenth group from Banjarmasin, while the fifteenth from Central Kalimantan again.

The sixteenth is a combine from Balangan, Tabalong and Banjarmasin, and seventeen to combine Tanah Laut and Banjarmasin.

The readiness for the departure at the Banjarmasin Embarkation, Noor Fahmi stated had been done, including the readiness of the Hajj hostel.

"Our Hajj quota is 3,831 people, God willing, there will be an addition from 10,000 additional national hajj pilgrimages given by the Saudi government," he explained.