Air Arabia Jordan

Air Arabia Jordan was a low-cost carrier based in Jordan.[2] The airline was a joint venture between the RUM Group in Jordan and Air Arabia and was the first low-cost airline based in Jordan.

Air Arabia Jordan
IATA ICAO Callsign
9P[1] JAD[1] AIR ARABIA JORDAN
Founded24 December 2014
Commenced operations24 May 2015
Ceased operationsApril 2018
Operating basesQueen Alia International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations8
Parent companyAir Arabia (49%)
Rum Aviation (51%)
HeadquartersPrince Shaker Bin Zaid Street, Shmesani Amman, Jordan
Key peopleRiad Khashman, CEO
Websitewww.airarabia.com

History

In January 2015 Air Arabia announced the acquisition of a 49% stake in Jordanian operator Petra Airlines. The principal shareholder of Petra Airlines, the RUM Group, retain a 51% stake in the airline, which was rebranded as Air Arabia Jordan in early 2015. It operates 2 Airbus A320 aircraft and there are plans to develop a new hub in Amman.[3]

Air Arabia Jordan ended scheduled service in November 2017 and moved to charter operations.[4] and the airline ceased operations completely in April 2018.[5]

Destinations
Egypt
  • Sharm el-Sheikh - Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
Georgia
Jordan
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
  • Istanbul - Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

Fleet

The Air Arabia Jordan fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[1]

Air Arabia Jordan Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 — 168
Total 2 —

References
  1. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 18.
  2. "Air Arabia and Rum Aviation to launch Jordan's first low-cost carrier". ZAWYA. June 22, 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. "Air Arabia Expands into Jordan". Airliner World: 13. March 2015.
  4. air arabia jordan switches to charter operations
  5. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/ABD
  6. "Air Arabia Jordan set to launch flights to Riyadh". Arabian Business. Retrieved 2016-04-05.


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