Soekarno-Hatta Airport Opens 20 Hajj Immigration Counters

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Passport check at Soekarno - Hatta International Airport, Banten. TEMPO/Imam Sukamto

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Saudi Arabia government and state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) opened 20 special immigration counters for hajj pilgrims in Terminal 2F of Soekarno-Hatta airport, Cengkareng, Tangerang.

The immigration counter of Saudi Arabia at the airport was first operated for hajj season this year. “As many as 20 immigration counters in Terminal 2 departure of the airport are aimed to quicken the visa service,” said Soekarno-Hatta airport’s Senior Manager Branch Communication and Legal, Erwin Revianto, on Tuesday, July 17.

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The facility, Erwin said, was an innovative service for hajj pilgrims in handling immigration documents of Saudi Arabia at the departure country; not destination country.

However, the service was not established in all embarkation departure except those chosen by the Religious Affairs Ministry. “Including embarkation in Soekarno-Hatta international airport,” Erwin added.

The first group of hajj pilgrims had departed today, July 17, from Soekarno-Hatta airport. The group consisted of 393 pilgrims boarded on Garuda Indonesia GA 7261 at 09:20 local times.

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