HARDSHIPS

DIFFICULTIES & HARDSHIPS

AT AIRPORTS

• Checked in baggage may not reach to final destination.
• Airport transit time too long.
• No proper facilities at Jeddah Airport.
• Long waiting time at Hajj Terminal.
• Long delay at Jeddah Airport for departure.

IN FLIGHT

• Service in flight may not good enough.
• Seats may not properly assigned.
• Restroom/Toilet may not enough.
• May not water in the toilets.
• Toilets out of order or may not clean.

IN HOTEL

• Reception and Porter services may not be as good.
• Many times reception clerks do not speak your language.
• Elevator service slow or overcrowded.
• Phone service may not available in your room.
• Rooms may congested and room service not good.
• Bed linen may not clean and not changed daily.
• Restaurant too crowded and/or may not clean.
• Crockery & cutlery may not be sufficient or clean.

 LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

• Makah to Medina or vice versa.
• Makkah to Mina, to Arafat, to Muzdalifah to Mina.
• Waiting period for transportation too long.
• Luggage may not loaded or loaded on a wrong bus.
• Luggage damaged during transportation.
• May not be enough space for your hand carry.
• No toilet facilities available on buses.
• Buses service very slow, smoky and tiring.
• Last Day when departure from Saudi Arabia.

In Rituals & Worship

• First Umrah
• Muzdalifah Night
• Jamarat
• Tawaf-e-Hajj and Sa’iy
• Tawaf-e-Wida

In Mina/Arafat/Muzdalifah

• Tents overcrowded and No space for hand carries.
• Long waiting lines, Toilets not clean, no paper rolls.
• Showers are installed on the top of toilet seat.
• No paper towel, Soap or hook for hanging clothes in toilet.
• Sometime many changes in the program at departure times.
• Delay in arrival in Mina/Arafat/Muzdalifah.
• Transportation from Mina to Makkah not available (for Tawaf Ziarah & Wida)
• Tea/coffee may not be available in Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah.