First group of Malaysian haj pilgrims return home


SEPANG: The first group of Malaysian haj pilgrims have arrived safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 8.50pm on Saturday (June 14) night, marking the start of the second phase of repatriation operations for the 1446H/2025M pilgrimage season.

The group of 283 pilgrims, mainly from Kedah and Selangor, departed from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah aboard Malaysia Airlines AMAL flight MH8251 at 5.40am local time.

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