Bandar Seri Begawan: The fourth and final flight carrying 230 intending haj pilgrims left the country on Royal Brunei flight BI4207 on the morning of May 18.
According to Radio Television Brunei, the departure was marked by the presence of several dignitaries at the Brunei International Airport. Among those present were Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs, and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid, the Minister of Development serving as the Acting Minister of Health.
Also in attendance were Pengiran Dato Seri Paduka Haji Mohammad Tashim bin Pengiran Haji Hassan, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, and His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Buraithin, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Brunei Darussalam. These officials gathered to bid farewell to the pilgrims embarking on their spiritual journey to the Holy Land.