Ministry of Haj & Umra, KSA ensures ease of movement during Hajj

Source: Ministry of Haj & Umra, KSA. Transport by golf buggy.

The KSA Ministry of Haj and Umra has introduced new golf buggies at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, and around the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Ḥarām) in Makkah to facilitate movement for elderly or sick Hajj pilgrims, and the handicapped.

As part of an integrated transportation strategy for Hajj 2016 (1437), the ministry has provided 18,000 fully-equipped buses, including 1,696 new buses, to transport nearly 1.5 million foreign Hajj pilgrims around Makkah, Madinah, and the holy sites as they perform the rituals. The bus fleet is inspected every year and those buses which have reached their end of life are replaced.

The seasonal transportation services are manned by 25,000 drivers and technicians.