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        "id": 1663532,
        "msgid": "menhaj-if-hajj-costs-rise-president-requests-no-burden-on-pilgrims-1775634728",
        "date": "2026-04-08 14:09:06",
        "title": "Menhaj: If Hajj costs rise, President requests no burden on pilgrims",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has instructed that any potential increase in Hajj costs for 2026, due to global aviation fuel price surges, should not be passed on to Indonesian pilgrims. Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mochamad Irfan Yusuf conveyed this directive during a meeting with the DPR's Commission VIII, emphasising the government's commitment to shielding pilgrims from additional financial burdens amid airline proposals for higher fees. The first group of pilgrims is scheduled to enter Hajj dormitories on 21 April 2026 and depart for the Holy Land the following day.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto has requested that if the costs of\norganising the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage must rise due to a surge in global\naviation fuel prices, they should not be imposed on Indonesian\nprospective pilgrims. \u201cThe President hopes that whatever happens, if\nthere is a cost increase, he requests that it not be burdened on our\nHajj pilgrims,\u201d said Minister of Hajj and Umrah (Menhaj) Mochamad Irfan\nYusuf during a Working Meeting (Raker) with the DPR RI\u2019s Commission VIII\nin Jakarta on Wednesday. Menhaj Irfan stated that President Prabowo\u2019s\ndirective was conveyed during a limited meeting with government\nofficials a few days ago. He explained that before the war broke out,\nthe average flight cost per pilgrim was around Rp33.5 million. However,\nwhen the conflict erupted and oil prices soared, airlines proposed\nadditional costs. Garuda Indonesia, he said, proposed an additional fee\nof about Rp7.9 million per person, while Saudi Airlines requested an\nincrease of 480 US dollars per person. Despite facing such pressures,\nMenhaj Irfan emphasised that the President\u2019s directive serves as the\ngovernment\u2019s primary guideline in formulating policy steps. \u201cThat is a\ncommitment from President Prabowo that has been requested to us and the\nteam to follow up and calculate the actual needs required,\u201d said Menhaj\nIrfan. In addition, the Ministry of Hajj has scheduled the first group\nof prospective pilgrims to enter Hajj dormitories on 21 April 2026 and\ndepart for the Holy Land on 22 April. \u201cSo, Insha Allah, the President\nhas offered a solution and provided a solution to ensure that the burden\non Hajj pilgrims is not increased, even though there is an aviation fuel\nincrease,\u201d said Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah (Wamenhaj) Dahnil\nAnzar Simanjuntak.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/menhaj-if-hajj-costs-rise-president-requests-no-burden-on-pilgrims-1775634728",
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