391 Hajj Pilgrims from Padang's First Group Ready to Depart for the Holy Land
A total of 391 prospective Hajj pilgrims from the First Flight Group (Kloter) of the Padang Embarkation began entering the Hajj Dormitory in Padang City, West Sumatra, on Thursday (23/4) and will be dispatched to Saudi Arabia early on Friday (24/4) using the national carrier Garuda Indonesia. The Head of the West Sumatra Regional Office of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (Kemenhaj), M. Rifki, stated that the total number of prospective Hajj pilgrims for the Padang Embarkation in 2026 is 5,402 pilgrims, divided into 14 groups.