906 Locals Still Awaiting Flights To The Holy Land
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - As Pilgrims from all over the world converged to the Holy Land for this Haj season, keep in mind the 906 locals who have been waiting to perform the Umrah since August 2002.

Recalling the number of times they had been promised by the concerned travel agency for their problems to be settled, spokesperson Hj Ali Sapian Awg Tengah said yesterday that they are now hoping to make the trip by April.

"We have no way to communicate with the (aforementioned) company as its offices at Mile One in Jalan Tutong closed a long time ago.

"All we hope is that the investigation by Jabatan Urusan Haji at Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Commercial Crime Unit of Royal Brunei Police will conclude soon.

"As such, we may get journey back or the timely departure to the Holy Land in the next Umrah season," he said.

They paid more than B$1.2 million for the flights from $999 to a maximum of $1238 per person.

This case is currently being investigated by the concerned authorities. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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