Ayman Abdel Mawjoud, Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Executive Director of the National Foundation for Hajj Facilitation, said that within the framework of meeting the wishes of citizens who are members of civil society associations; The Minister of Social Solidarity directed that standards be set by the Board of Trustees of the National Hajj Facilitation Foundation to organize 3 Hajj programs according to the following:
– First level..«Five-star hotels in the Holy Mosque in Mecca».
>- Second level.. “Classified hotels 750 meters away from the Holy Mosque.”
– Third level.. «Classified hotels 1,400 meters away from the Holy Mosque in Mecca».
Abdel Mawjoud indicated that the prices for Hajj programs were approved according to the following: The first level is 395 thousand pounds, including meals.
The second level is at an amount of 268 thousand pounds, including meals, while the third level is at an amount of 240 thousand pounds, including meals, stressing that the prices of all levels do not include the cost.
The flight ticket, which will be determined later, in coordination with EgyptAir, which will transport the pilgrims; It is scheduled that EgyptAir will use Medina Airport, both for going and returning, in order to ensure the comfort of pilgrims and to allow the use of some regional airports in Egypt that are authorized to transport pilgrims, while providing a service for transporting pilgrims from the governorates to Egyptian airports, whether for going or returning.
He added that the Hajj trip for this season will witness the ministry continuing to provide religious preaching to pilgrims, in coordination with Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and the Ministry of Endowments. The Egyptian House of Fatwa will provide preaching and guidance services to pilgrims, and a guide will be provided to pilgrims that includes all the procedures that the pilgrim goes through and covers various inquiries related to the Hajj trip, whether administrative or religious.
Abdel Mawjoud explained. The total number of applicants for the Hajj Hajj this year exceeded 41,000 male and female citizens, through 3,200 associations and civil society organizations, where the percentage of males among the applicants reached 43% and the percentage of women reached 43%. 57%, and Cairo Governorate ranked first among the advanced governorates.
Abdel Mawjoud added that the pilgrims selected in the lottery must begin paying the cost of the level starting tomorrow, Tuesday, December 17, in One of the government banks ” Egypt – Al-Ahly – Cairo ” Or the Egyptian Post, until Thursday, December 26, to complete the procedures, and in the event that the procedures are not completed, an alternative will be escalated from the pilgrims who were chosen in the lottery.
Abdel Mawjoud confirmed It was contracted with hotels of a distinguished standard in both Mecca and Medina, and it was decided to choose the finest hotels of a distinguished standard that are located in the central area of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina.
Source: Egypt star
