SDAIA President Checks Hajj Tech Readiness Across 11 International Airports

President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi reviewed the work of SDAIA's technical teams at 11 airports in 7 countries under the Makkah Route Initiative (1446 AH), being implemented by a Ministry of Interior as part of Pilgrim Experience Program, one of the programs of the Kingdom's Vision 2030. He highlighted the importance of serving pilgrims and the need for greater efforts to ensure the initiative's success.

 This update followed a virtual meeting held today by Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi with the SDAIA teams working on this year's Makkah Route Initiative. Also present were SDAIA Vice President Engineer Sami bin Abdullah Muqeem and the Director of the National Information Center at SDAIA Dr. Esam bin Abdullah Alwagait.

 The SDAIA president assessed the readiness of technical personnel and the integration of pilgrim services to ease their travel to the Kingdom for Hajj. This included reviewing fixed and mobile airport workstations with advanced digital technology and efficient biometric registration in pilgrims' home countries, all supported by a top-tier technical infrastructure ensuring swift travel procedures.