As many as 39,000 Egyptian pilgrims have arrived so far in Saudi Arabia, said Egypt's Assistant Interior Minister Omar Lotfy.
Lotfy, who is also the head of the executive authority of the Egyptian Hajj mission, said that all pilgrims are safe.
“No complaints have been received from any of the pilgrims”, he said, promising to ensure that all of them are given all the care they need to make their stay convenient and comfortable.
The last Hajj flight to Saudi Arabia will be on August 5, while the first return flight was scheduled for August 14.
The pilgrimage to Mecca, or hajj, is one of the five pillars of Islam, and is a religious duty for all Muslims to perform at least once in their lives if they can afford it.
The hajj season is expected to start on 9 August 2019 according to the Islamic lunar calendar.
On Wednesday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced that a total of 745,472 pilgrims have reached Medina so far from all over the world.
It is noteworthy that the performance of the Hajj awaits millions of Muslims from around the world, so Saudi Arabia made its preparations for the success of the Hajj season this year to ensure the safety of pilgrims. The Kingdom has adopted many measures in all fields to serve Muslim visitors.
These preparations included the provision of 19,000 buses to transport nearly 2 million pilgrims from the Saudi General Cars Syndicate (GCS). According to the Kingdom’s “2020 Vision”, the General Authority of Customs and the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah are cooperating in providing a comfortable stay for visitors by transporting pilgrims’ luggage from the Hajj and Umrah halls from King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah to their residences.
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah supervises and follows up on all the services provided to the pilgrims, starting with receiving them, housing them, and meeting their needs in Mecca, Medina, and the holy places.
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