View Full Version : Whats up with Indonesian ?
bluepacific
11th Feb 2006, 13:35
I hear alot of foreign accents on the radio flying for Indonesian when flying around India and the Middle East, whats the story ? Anyone care to inform ? Wet lease ? Contract ? Etc etc.
BP
happydriver
12th Feb 2006, 01:04
Its the Hajj pilgrimage flights......foreign carriers wetleased by Garuda specifically for this.
Hope this answers your q.
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bluepacific
12th Feb 2006, 02:07
It sort of does wasn't the Hajj finished in January ?? Still hear them today.
Anyways thanks.
BP
Captain Capstan
12th Feb 2006, 06:48
The last flights of the Hajj contract to Indonesia are today.
PPRuNeUser0215
13th Feb 2006, 10:58
Haj Phase one (From Indonesia) ended mid January then the actual pilgrimage took place (10 days).
Once it is over, Phase two starts and the pilrgims make their way home.
If my memory serves me right, last year about 200 000 Indonesian went to Mecca. The largest community I believe.
Once the Haj flights are over, you will hear the non Indonesian accents a few more days as ferry flights back to homebase take place.