MADINAH: As many as 661,346 pilgrims of different nationalities reached Madinah Thursday by airports and sea to perform Hajj for this year 1444 AH.
According to Hajj and Visit Committee statistics, a total of 75,414 Hajj pilgrims arrived in Madinah on Thursday, including 31,414 who arrived at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport via 136 flights.
The immigration center in Madinah received 1,038 flights with 41,004 pilgrims onboard, while the land pilgrims center received 38 flights carrying 2,390 pilgrims. Also, the Haramain High-Speed Railway station in Madinah received 606 Hajj pilgrims on board 16 trains.
According to departure data, the number of pilgrims left for Makkah today was 502,455, while 158,840 pilgrims from various countries remain in Madinah. In Madinah, hotels are 53 percent full, and 28,070 Hajj pilgrims have received medical attention.
—APP
