Sticker Haj Plane Officiate

many netizens expressing confusion about a sticker thanking President on one of the planes’ exterior.

a quick shot of the plane’s exterior featuring a sticker that reads,

“Thank You, ‘Pak’ Jokowi, pray that our haj be mabrur (performed in a manner pleasing to Allah).

In a since-deleted Instagram story, several members of the plane’s crew could be seen posing for a photo with the controversial sticker in the background.

The video has been viewed more than 90,000 times at the time of writing,

was met with criticism from netizens,

Some people asked whether Jokowi had paid

for the aircraft or for the expenses of all the pilgrims on the plane. 

the sticker was meant to be there only for one day

to pay tribute to President,

who was scheduled to officiate the airline’s first haj departe from Surakarta,

 However, due to scheduling conflicts,

 Jokowi was not able to attend the departure ceremony.

He went on to say that

the sticker was strictly designed for the celebratory event and would be swiftly removed.