Sixty Haj companies have signed agreements that they would not increase service charges during this pilgrimage season. They are authorized to charge from SR3,000 to a maximum of SR10,000 per person in accordance with the services they offer.
Saad Jameel Al-Qurashi, a member of the National Haj & Umrah Committee, said the code of ethics signed by the companies insists that they should not charge more than last year’s fee for their services.
“The companies are not allowed to exploit the increase in spaces allocated for them in the holy sites, which is two meters for each pilgrim,” he said. “The 20 percent cut in the number of foreign pilgrims and 50 percent cut in domestic pilgrims resulted in increasing space for pilgrims. Earlier the space for each pilgrim was 1.60 cm,” he added.
Representatives of Haj service providers signed the document, pledging that they would not charge more than last year’s fees.
The Haj Ministry will sign agreements with six Haj service providers next week to rent Mina towers that will be used for domestic pilgrims.
The ministry will punish those companies that violate the rules. He said the six companies were selected based on certain criteria. These companies will not be allocated any tents in Mina, he added.
60 operators pledge not to increase Haj charges
