KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Several Malaysian umrah pilgrims stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, have decided to purchase their own tickets to return home after a replacement Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight was postponed again to Wednesday (March 4).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Several Malaysian umrah pilgrims stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, have decided to purchase their own tickets to return home after a replacement Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight was postponed again to Wednesday (March 4).
Mohd Nasarudin Kassim, 57, said flight MH159, originally scheduled to depart from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport at 9.30 pm tomorrow (local time), was cancelled and rescheduled to Wednesday.
“I bought a Saudi Airlines ticket at my own expense to return home immediately, and several others have done the same,” he told reporters. He is set to depart from King Abdulaziz International Airport at 2.15 am on Monday (local time) and is expected to arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 3.15 pm the same day.
Earlier, around 55 pilgrims under an umrah travel package were reported stranded in Jeddah after their original flight early Saturday morning was cancelled.
The delays come amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following US and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, with Iran responding with missile attacks on Israel and US military sites. Reports indicate that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the strikes. — Bernama
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