RIYADH – Kementerian Dalam Negeri (Arab Saudi) menegaskan syarikat dan pertubuhan perkhidmatan haji dan umrah mesti mematuhi semua peraturan dan arahan berkaitan di Arab Saudi.
Kementerian itu berkata penalti kewangan akan dikenakan ke atas mana-mana syarikat atau pertubuhan untuk jemaah haji dan pelaksana umrah yang lambat melaporkan individu tinggal di Arab Saudi melebihi tempoh dibenarkan kepada pihak berkuasa berkaitan.
Penalti boleh mencecah SR100,000 ($26,600) dan akan didarabkan berdasarkan bilangan individu yang melanggar tarikh akhir berlepas mereka, lapor Agensi Akhbar Saudi (SPA) pada Isnin.
Pada Isnin, Matarat Holding Co mengumumkan bahawa lebih 6.8 juta penumpang dan pelaku umrah melalui empat lapangan terbang Saudi dari pertama Ramadan hingga ketujuh Syawal.
Ini membabitkan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa King Abdulaziz di Jeddah, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Putera Mohammad bin Abdulaziz di Madinah, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Putera Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz di Yanbu, dan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Taif.
Trafik penumpang dibahagikan antara penerbangan antarabangsa, dengan lebih 4.6 juta penumpang, termasuk ketibaan dan pelepasan, dan 2.1 juta penumpang penerbangan domestik.
AN, 7.4.2025
Hajj, Umrah firms face penalties for failing to report overstays
RIYADH – The Ministry of Interior has emphasized that Hajj and Umrah service companies and establishments must strictly adhere to all relevant regulations and instructions in Saudi Arabia.
The ministry said that financial penalties will be imposed on any company or establishment serving pilgrims and Umrah performers that delays reporting individuals who remain in the Kingdom beyond their authorized stay to the relevant authorities.
Penalties can reach SR100,000 ($26,600) and will be multiplied based on the number of individuals who violate their departure deadlines, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
On Monday, Matarat Holding Co. announced that more than 6.8 million passengers and Umrah performers passed through four Saudi airports from the first of Ramadan until the seventh of Shawwal.
These included King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, Prince Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu, and Taif International Airport.
Passenger traffic was split between international flights, with over 4.6 million passengers, including arrivals and departures, and 2.1 million passengers on domestic flights.
AN, 7.4.2025
