More than 557,000 pilgrims arrive in Medina until Wednesday

Weather of Arabia - The statistics of the Hajj and Visit Committee of the movement of receiving and leaving pilgrims in Medina revealed the number of pilgrims who arrived in Medina until Wednesday, as it reached 557,401 pilgrims of several nationalities, who came through the air and land ports to perform the Hajj this year.

The statistics indicated that the total arrivals for Wednesday amounted to 26,158 pilgrims, of whom 21,927 pilgrims arrived at Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah via 91 flights, while the Immigration Center received 51 flights carrying 1,814 pilgrims, and the Land Pilgrims Center received 86 flights carrying 2,757 pilgrims.

With regard to departures, the statistics showed that the number of pilgrims departing Wednesday, on their way to the holy sites in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, reached 414,916 pilgrims, while the number of pilgrims remaining in Medina reached 142,435 pilgrims of different nationalities, and that the housing occupancy rate in Medina amounted to 48%. While 23,913 pilgrims benefited from the medical services provided to the Holy House of God.