Post-Haj

1. The departure from the Kingdom is either from Jeddah or Madina. Some pilgrims who came via Jeddah may go back from Madina. All the pilgrims should make sure of their departure schedule well in advance so as to avoid any last minute surprises.    

2. All the pilgrims should follow the advice of the Moallims and the Indian Haj Mission officials for the departure phase. It is the requirement of the Saudi Government that all the pilgrims should reach the Jeddah Airport 8 hours before the departure of their flight.  Adding the travel time from Makkah to Jeddah Airport, all buses would leave 12 hours before the flight time from their respective buildings. It is essential for all the pilgrims that they are prepared at least by the time the buses arrives at the building for departure. All their baggage should have been packed and brought to the lobby of the building. Any last minute shopping and visit to other places should be avoided.  You should NOT go to perform TAWAF-E-WIDA after the buses arrive at your buildings.  This should, preferably, be completed 2-3 hours in advance.

3.  Under the normal circumstances, change of flights would not be permitted.  However, in cases of medical or other emergencies you can request for change of flights, subject to availability of vacancies.   In such cases you should contact the Computerized Reservation Terminal (CRT) of Air India set up at the Indian Haj Office. In case of Saudi Arabian Airlines, the tickets will be collected and changed by the staff of the Indian Haj Office.   There is absolutely no possibility of changing flights from Air India to Saudi Arabian Airlines or vice versa.

4. The free check-in baggage allowed to each Indian pilgrim is 45 kgs and 10 kgs of hand baggage. The Indian pilgrim is also entitled to 10 ltrs of Zam Zam which will be provided by the airlines after reaching India at the disembarkation point. Therefore, there is no need for you to carry Zam Zam with you in your flights. You should ensure that the luggage has proper identification marks i.e. name, address and the pilgrim cover number. 

5. As far as possible carrying baggage in excess of entitlement should be avoided to ensure smooth departure.  If at all you have excess baggage, please make use of the CARGO facilities made available by Air India at Makkah and Madina.

6. Please do not forget to fill in the Post Haj Survey Form outlining your experience with various handling agencies.

  In order to make Haj easier, you always need to pray to Allah (s.w.t). You must show exemplary behaviour and patience that is befitting as the guests of Allah.  You should never lose sight of the main purpose (i.e. Haj) for which you are visiting the two Holy cities of Makkah and Madina.  We, the officials, can only aid and assist you in your endeavour. But it must be understood that no bandobast is foolproof and some short-comings would always be there in the arrangements.

     We urge all of you to exhibit the spirit of accommodation and understanding so that in the end you could experience a sense of supreme satisfaction and contentment.  

In the last, it is prayed to Allah that we may live in his grace in peace and ALLAH (s.w.t.) provide you the opportunity of observance of accomplished Haj-rituals and we also may share your prayers and good wishes.