Jakarta, April 8 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced that the cost of the Hajj pilgrimage in 2026 will be reduced by Rp2 million (about US$117) per pilgrim, even as global aviation fuel prices surge.

"We will ensure that the 2026 Hajj costs will be reduced by around Rp2 million, even though the price of aviation fuel has increased," President Prabowo said during a government working meeting at the Palace on Wednesday, addressing around 800 bureaucrats.

The government and the House of Representatives previously agreed that the Hajj Pilgrimage Management Cost (BPIH) for 2026 would decline by Rp2 million, bringing the total to Rp87,409,366 (about US$5,145) per pilgrim.

Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mochamad Irfan Yusuf, speaki...