UMRAH HUB: MALAYSIA NEEDS TO INCREASE DIRECT FLIGHTS TO JEDDAH
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — Malaysia needs to increase the number of direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah in its bid to become a hub for umrah pilgrims from around the world, particularly the Asian region.
“That is why direct flights to Jeddah or transit flights to Middle Eastern countries should be increased to attract pilgrims from regional countries,” he said when met by Bernama. However, he claimed that the number of flight tickets offered was insufficient to meet the demand because a suspected “cartel” had purchased them for umrah and haj packages in the country.
“A total of 400,000 umrah visas were issued in the first quarter of this year. The number of people who want to perform umrah is very high because of the backlog due to the Movement Control Order that was imposed before,” he said.
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