A total of 32 budget flights, each carrying 180 passengers, have arrived from several European countries to Jordan each week since Ryanair and EasyJet began flights on November 1st, the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) said on Monday (November 26th).
"All flights operated by Ryanair and EasyJet that arrive in Aqaba and Amman are fully booked and in light of these developments, the number of tourists will largely increase this year," JTB managing director Abed al-Razzaq Arabiyat said.
European low-cost carrier Ryanair started several flights from Italy, Poland, Cyprus, Lithuania, Belgium, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic to Amman.
It also began operating eight flights per week from Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and Germany to Aqaba.
EasyJet established two flights per week from London and Berlin to Aqaba, and Norwegian Airlines started two flights to Amman per week and one flight to Aqaba from Copenhagen per week as of November 1st. The price of a round trip ticket via these flights to Jordan does not exceed 100 Jordanian dinars ($141).
"We are witnessing an increase in bookings at hotels and visits to tourism attractions as a result of these budget flights," Arabiyat added.
"Each week, we receive 32 budget flights via these airlines and this is a very positive indicator, and we are also going ahead with activities and campaigns to promote our tourism in various markets," he said.
