Lion Air Reopens Umrah Flights From Banda Aceh to Medina, Saudi Arabia

JAKARTADAILY.ID – Indonesian airliner Lion Air announced that as of Thursday, January 12, 2023, it will reopen Umrah flight services for a 13-day program from Aceh via Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Aceh Besar (BTJ) to Medina - King Mohammad bin Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia (MED) and Jeddah – King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia (JED).

The flight schedule from Banda Aceh to Medina uses flight number JT-058. The departure schedule is at 15.30 WIB (Western Indonesia Time) and the arrival schedule is at 21.25 GMT+03.

Meanwhile, the flight schedule from Jeddah to Banda Aceh, with flight number JT-059. The schedule departs at 21.55 GMT+03 and arrives at 11.50 WIB (Western Indonesia Time).

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Corporate Communications Strategic of Lion Air, Danang Mandala Prihantoro, said that the 2023 Umrah pilgrimage was a form of Lion Air's seriousness in accommodating and facilitating the needs of religious trips.

Umrah direct flights from Aceh become a new embarkation after:

1. Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta (CGK)

2. Surabaya Juanda, East Java (SUB)

3. Medan Kualanamu, North Sumatra (KNO)

4. Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin, South Sulawesi (UPG)

5. Kertajati Majalengka, West Java (KJT) and

6. Padang – Minangkabau (PDG).

Lion Air will gradually serve from other airports (Pekanbaru, Batam) and other areas, according to market demand.

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