31-07-2017, 02:03 AM
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More than 2.5 million Muslims arrive to the Holy Place of Makkah to perform Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage). Almost 40% of this number arrives by air to Jeddah (JED/OEJN) and Madinah (MED/OEMA) in a very short period of time. Red flag airline, Garuda Indonesia is ready to serve Indonesian pilgrims 1838H / 2017. This year, Garuda will fly 107,959 pilgrims.
Garuda Indonesia has prepared 14 wide body aircraft or wide body for haj operational 2017. The fourteen aircraft are 11 aircraft belonging to Garuda Indonesia consisting of 1 Boeing 747-400, 5 Boeing 777-300ER, 5 Airbus A330-300 and 3 leased aircraft consisting of 2 Boeing 747-400 and 1 aircraft Airbus A330-300.
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Embarkation
Balikpapan
First kloter departed on 29 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Boeing 747-400 (PK-GSH)
Banda Aceh
First kloter departed on 16 August 2017
Destination: Jeddah
Aircraft used: TBA
Banjarmasin
First kloter departed on 30 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Airbus A330-200 (CS-TFZ) - Wet leased from Hi Fly
Jakarta
First kloter departed on 28 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Boeing 777-300ER (PK-GIH, PK-GIJ)
Lombok
First kloter departed on 12 August
Destination: Jeddah
Aircraft used: TBA
Makassar
First kloter departed on 28 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Boeing 747-400 (EC-KXN, EC-MQK) - Wet leased from Wamos Air
Medan
First kloter departed on 28 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Boeing 777-300ER (PK-GII)
Padang
First kloter departed on 28 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Boeing 777-300ER (PK-GID)
Solo
First kloter departed on 28 July 2017
Destination: Madinah & Jeddah
Aircraft used: Airbus A330-300 (PK-GPA, PK-GPC, PK-GPD, PK-GPF, PK-GPG)
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