Maldives Hajj Mission has revealed that all pilgrims from the Maldives will be located together in the same area in Mina and Arafat, unlike in previous years. The decision was announced during a meeting with Al-Bait Guests Pilgrims Services Company focused on facilitating the latest arrangements for Maldivian pilgrims. The meeting was held at the office of Al-Bait Guests in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The meeting focused on facilitating arrangements for the pilgrims and the latest preparations being made by the company to provide pilgrims going to Mina and Arafat. In addition, further improvements in the services provided in previous years have been brought to the attention of the company.
The Maldives received 1,000 quotas for Hajj this year. Two-thirds of the quota has been given to the Maldives Hajj Corporation Limited. The rest of the quota has been divided among three companies. The Hajj Corporation will be tasked with facilitating the travel of half of the Maldivian Hajj pilgrims this year while the other half of the quota will be distributed to three other companies. The ministry decided that the chosen companies will receive 90 slots each in order to facilitate easy and convenient travel for pilgrims.