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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
Founded	24 December 2014
Commenced operations	24 May 2015
Ceased operations	April 2018
Operating bases	Queen Alia International Airport
Fleet size	2
Destinations	8
Parent company	Air Arabia (49%) Rum Aviation (51%)
Headquarters	Prince Shaker Bin Zaid Street, Shmesani Amman, Jordan
Key people	Riad Khashman, CEO
Website	www.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

• Tbilisi - Tbilisi International Airport

Jordan

• Amman - Queen Alia International Airport Hub

Kuwait

• Kuwait International Airport

Saudi Arabia

• Dammam - King Fahd International Airport
• Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport
• Riyadh - King Khalid International Airport[6]

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

External links

• Official website
• About Air Arabia Jordan

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