Two Hajj Pilgrims from Malang Die Upon Return to Surabaya

The Surabaya Embarkation Hajj Organising Committee (PPIH) recorded the deaths of two pilgrims from Malang City during the return process at Juanda International Airport and Surabaya Hajj Hospital on Thursday. The deceased pilgrims were identified as Hery Widianto, 69, from Flight Group 12, who passed away at the airport, and Wayan Rohani Suwasti, 63, also from Flight Group 12, who died while receiving treatment at Surabaya Hajj Hospital. PPIH Debarkasi Surabaya Chairman Mohammad As’adul Anam expressed his condolences for the loss. As of 4 June 2026 at 18:30 Western Indonesian Time, Surabaya Embarkation had received the return of 5,684 pilgrims and personnel, representing approximately 13 percent of the total 44,000 prospective pilgrims and staff dispatched during the 1447 H/2026 M Hajj season. The figure comprises 5,579 pilgrims, 25 regional Hajj officers, 20 Hajj and Umrah guidance group supervisors, and 60 flight group and support officers, up to Flight Group 15. The committee also recorded 17 outgoing mutations, consisting of eight pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia, four pilgrims ill in Saudi Arabia, five vacant seats, and one incoming mutation from a previous flight group. Anam further noted that Siti Mutmainah Asari, 64, from Malang City, died at Taif Airport Hospital, and Matory Ahmad Jalil, 78, also from Malang, died at King Faisal Hospital due to respiratory distress. He stated that PPIH Debarkasi Surabaya will continue coordinating with health authorities in Saudi Arabia to monitor the condition of pilgrims still undergoing treatment. The repatriation process will continue in stages according to each flight group’s schedule until all pilgrims arrive home. As many as 38,316 pilgrims and personnel remain in Saudi Arabia awaiting their return schedules.