Air Arabia Jordan Explained

Airline:Air Arabia Jordan
Fleet Size:2
Destinations:8
Iata:9P[1]
Icao:JAD
Callsign:AIR ARABIA JORDAN
Parent:Air Arabia (49%)
Rum Aviation (51%)
Founded:24 December 2014
Commenced:24 May 2015
Ceased:April 2018
Headquarters:Prince Shaker Bin Zaid Street, Shmesani Amman, Jordan
Key People:Riad Khashman, CEO
Bases:Queen Alia International Airport
Website:www.airarabia.com

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.

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
Georgia
Jordan
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Turkey

Fleet

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

+ Air Arabia Jordan FleetAircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A320-2002 - 168
Total2 -

External links

Notes and References

  1. Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2017. 18.
  2. News: Air Arabia and Rum Aviation to launch Jordan's first low-cost carrier. 17 December 2012. ZAWYA. June 22, 2010.
  3. Air Arabia Expands into Jordan. Airliner World. March 2015. 13.
  4. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/61823-air-arabia-jordan-switches-to-charter-operations air arabia jordan switches to charter operations
  5. Web site: Air Arabia Jordan on ch-aviation.
  6. Web site: Air Arabia Jordan set to launch flights to Riyadh. Arabian Business. 2016-04-05.