Royal Jordanian Airlines Launches New Routes between Amman and Stockholm
Mar
- RJ will offer twice-weekly flights between Amman and Stockholm, Sweden
- RJ to build one of the largest networks in the levant within its five years growth plan
Amman, Sept. 26, 2018 -- Royal Jordanian has operated 448 extra and charter flights since the beginning of this summer, in addition to the airline’s scheduled flights.
Between March and August this year, Royal Jordanian ran 239 extra flights and 209 charter flights. Most of the extra flights operated on the Doha, Jeddah, Madinah Munawwara, Istanbul and Abu Dhabi routes, whereas the charter flights covered tourist attraction cities in the region, like Antalya, Bodrum, Sharm El Sheikh and Istanbul, in addition to Tel Aviv, from where RJ carried Hajj and Umrah passengers to Jeddah and Madinah transiting through Amman.
A breakdown of the figures shows that in August, the airline operated 119 extra and 87 charter flights; in July, 35 extra and 32 charter flights; and in June 66 extra and 27 charter flights. The remainder of the 448 flights operated in March, April and May 2018.
RJ President/CEO Stefan Pichler said that RJ runs extra and charter flights in response to the growing demand on travel during the summer, which coincides with the summer vacation and the Eid and Hajj seasons.
He added that RJ annually wet-leases two to three aircraft for short periods of time to cater for the high demand for travel during the peak season.
Pichler also expressed gratefulness to RJ passengers for their trust in the company and its services, which is mirrored in the growing number of passengers year-on-year. Almost 1.250 million flew aboard RJ aircraft between May and August 2018.
RJ currently operates a fleet of 25 aircraft serving a network of 45 Arab and international destinations directly through almost 500 flights per week.
Mar
- RJ will offer twice-weekly flights between Amman and Stockholm, Sweden
- RJ to build one of the largest networks in the levant within its five years growth plan
Jan
Amman, 8 January 2023: Royal Jordanian was ranked as the Middle East and Africa’s (MEA) second most on-time airline for the year 2022 - according to Cirium, the global aviation analytics leader. The On-Time Performance Review was prepared at the start of the current year, assessing the performance of all airlines across the MEA region.
Nov
Amman, Nov. 6, 2022: Royal Jordanian signed an agreement with IATA to join a large number of airlines that are now using the IATA Environmental Assessment Program (IEnvA). This sustainability program will be a key tool for RJ to achieve sustainability in all air and ground operations. Globally, (IEnvA) is used by airlines, aircraft maintenance services, on-board catering services and ground handlers to enhance environmental sustainability.
Royal Jordanian Airlines uses cookies that are necessary to provide you with an efficient service when you browse our websites/applications and for the security of our websites/applications. They allow us to provide you with the best possible experience. By clicking on Agree, you consent to the use of these cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
For more information, please read the Royal Jordanian Airlines cookie management policyThese are cookies that are required for our websites/app to operate. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our websites/app, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services
Read MoreThese allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors use our websites/app when they are visiting it. This helps us to improve the way our websites/app work, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Read MoreThese cookies record your visit to our websites/app, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our websites/app and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Read MoreThese are used to recognize you when you return to our websites. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your country of residence, your language, the last trip you booked or the reservations associated with your Royal Club account). Disabling these cookies will prevent certain pages of our websites/app from displaying correctly (for example, your Royal Club account), limit the level of online help Royal Jordanian can offer and block us from storing preferences needed to display or disable certain features
Read MoreThese are cookies that are required for our websites/app to operate. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our websites/app, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services
These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors use our websites/app when they are visiting it. This helps us to improve the way our websites/app work, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
These cookies record your visit to our websites/app, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our websites/app and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
These are used to recognize you when you return to our websites. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your country of residence, your language, the last trip you booked or the reservations associated with your Royal Club account). Disabling these cookies will prevent certain pages of our websites/app from displaying correctly (for example, your Royal Club account), limit the level of online help Royal Jordanian can offer and block us from storing preferences needed to display or disable certain features