- More than 90% of economic Hajj packages have been sold so far.
- This year’s Hajj packages are 30% less expensive than last year’s.
- Domestic pilgrims will be able to pay for their Hajj packages in three installments.
Dubai: According to local media, Saudi Arabia‘s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has declared that more than 90% of economic Hajj packages have been sold so far.
According to Dr. Amr bin Reda Al Maddah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for Hajj and Umrah Services, this year’s Hajj packages are 30% less expensive than last year’s.
Earlier this week, the ministry announced that domestic pilgrims will be able to pay for their Hajj packages in three installments rather than the whole sum ahead, as was previously required.
Prospective pilgrims must pay a deposit of 20% of the total cost within 72 hours of registering to reserve their spot. The second installment of 40% must be paid by 7/7/1444 AH, with the remaining 40% due by 10/10/1444 AH.
Each payment will be invoiced separately, and the Hajj status will be changed to “confirmed” if payments are received on schedule. The reservation will be canceled if payments are not completed.
Saudi Arabia has also restored all limitations on the Hajj pilgrimage, which had been scaled back for three years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tawfiq Al Rabiah, the minister in charge of the Hajj, stated that pilgrim numbers would recover to pre-pandemic levels once restrictions, such as age limits, were relaxed.
Before the pandemic, over 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world would gather each year in Mecca for the Hajj, Islam’s largest congregation.
Last year, over one million pilgrims performed the Hajj after it was reopened to Muslims from other countries.
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