According to Arabian Business, several
travel agencies and companies raised the prices of their Haj packages once
again during this year. As a result, the Association of British Hujjaj
(Pilgrims) UK (ABH) that looks after the interest and well fare of pilgrims to
Saudi Arabia,has instantly slammed the increase. The UK-based group also said
that they support Saudi Ministry of Haj’s warning which states that severe
action would be taken against the companies, which are found raising the prices
of Haj package this year.
The ABH said in a statement that it is
highly appalling that some dishonest and rogue travel agencies make
unjustifiable profit by targeting weak Haj pilgrims like disabled, sick and
elderly people. The group even said that this nothing but cheating because
unlike other travel packages, many pilgrims exhaust their entire life savings
to perform Haj in order to fulfill their wishes of visiting the house of Allah.
According to the UK-based group a number of
travel agents including carriers are taking “undue advantage” of weak Haj or
Umrah travelers and charging high prices from them. ABH added that this
deteriorating situation of taking advantage of weak pilgrims has become a serious
challenge for authorities in the Kingdom and around the world.
Thus, ABH urged the authorities in Saudi
Arabia that they should come forward and save weak pilgrims and take strict
action against corrupt and immoral Haj service providers. On the other hand,
the Ministry of Haj has made it known that they had forwarded the report
against rogue travel companies to higher ministry committee so that they could
take “penal action” against them.
If the Ministry of Haj in Saudi Arabia takes
an action against the rogue travel companies then, it will not be the first
time that they will be doing so. Given that ministry had taken stern action
against 52 such domestic companies during last year. The Haj will start in the
first week of October, as the holy month of Ramadan will begin at the end of
this month.
However, British Muslims will not have to
worry about the hike in the prices of Haj packages, as one of the leading
travel agencies of the country, British Haj Travel Ltd is still offering Haj packages at unbeatable prices.
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