European low-cost airline flights return to Jordan

• The return is expected to support tourism and trade and expand air connectivity.
• The Commission will keep coordinating with international partners, uphold safety and security standards, and try to attract more global airlines.

The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Captain Deifallah Al-Farajat, announced Monday that European airlines have begun resuming their scheduled flights to and from the Kingdom, a step that reflects renewed activity and recovery in international air traffic over Jordanian airspace.

Captain Al-Farajat explained that the Hungarian carrier Wizz Air will mark this return by operating its first flights to Queen Alia International Airport starting tomorrow, Tuesday, Sep. 22, with two flights per week, after a suspension lasting several months.

Al-Farajat noted that Wizz Air's first flight will arrive with a high passenger load, which confirms the level of demand and interest in traveling to the Kingdom and travelers' confidence in Jordanian destinations, in addition to the direct impact the return of these flights will have on supporting tourism and trade.

The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners revealed that the return of European carriers will continue, as Ryanair is scheduled to follow by resuming operations at the end of next October, connecting Jordan to four major European destinations. This will help expand the air connectivity network and offer travelers and tourists a range of low-cost travel options.

Al-Farajat stressed that this operational breakthrough is a direct result of the intensive technical efforts and negotiations led by the Commission with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). 

These efforts succeeded in having Jordan removed from the Conflict Zone Information Bulletin that the agency issues periodically, by cancelling the recommendation that European airlines avoid traveling to Jordan and requiring only that a risk assessment be prepared before operating.

Al-Farajat concluded his statement by affirming the Commission's commitment to continue coordinating with all international partners and global airlines, in order to apply the highest standards of aviation safety and security and to attract more international carriers to the Kingdom's airports in the coming period.

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