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View all search resultsPilgrim flights delayed by Iran-Israel attacks arrive in Indonesia
Two groups of Indonesian pilgrims from the Surabaya embarkation point in East Java were forced to spend the night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after their return flights were delayed due to the closure of Muscat airport in Oman following an Iranian missile attack of a Qatari base.
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Safe and sound: Pilgrims from the SUB 44 flight group of the Surabaya embarkation point walk into the Sukolilo haj dormitory in Surabaya, East Java, on Wednesday. The pilgrims' flight to Indonesia was delayed after the Muscat International Airport in Oman was temporarily closed following an Iranian attack against an air base in Qatar on June 23. (Antara/Didik Suhartono)
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wo groups of Indonesian haj pilgrims have arrived home safely after being stranded for a day when their flights from Saudi Arabia were delayed following an escalation of armed conflict between Israel and Iran in the region.
The flights supposed to carry two groups of pilgrims from the Surabaya embarkation point in East Java were initially canceled following the temporary closure of the Muscat International Airport in Oman after an Iranian missile attack against the Al Udeid air force base in Doha, Qatar on the night of June 23.
The attack, serving as a retaliation against the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, prompted the closure of airspace in the region for a few hours, with several airlines canceling their flights and airports being closed, including in Muscat.
The pilgrims were initially scheduled to fly home from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 24, but had to spend more time in the city. Indonesian officials sent the stranded pilgrims to seven transit hotels in Jeddah.
The first group, SUB 43 consisting 380 pilgrims, finally left Jeddah on the evening of June 25, following a ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel that was first announced by US President Donald Trump.
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Meanwhile the flight for the second group, called SUB 44, which also has 30 pilgrims, took off on the morning of June 26.
