Washington, D.C.’s Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) will quickly get its second nonstop connection to Amman, Jordan.
Royal Jordanian introduced on Wednesday that it will add flights from IAD to Queen Alia Worldwide Airport (AMM) starting on March 23, 2025. The Jordanian flag provider will function the brand new route on a twice-weekly foundation with departures on Tuesdays and Sundays.
Flights will depart Amman at 11:45 a.m. and land in IAD at 5:45 p.m. The return service to Amman will depart IAD at 8:50 p.m. and land at AMM the next day at 3:25 p.m.
Royal Jordanian will deploy a 270-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the route, which options 24 business-class seats and 246 financial system seats.
When the route launches, Royal Jordanian will change into the forty sixth airline serving IAD, which is the first worldwide hub for vacationers heading to the nation’s capital.
Whereas that is undoubtedly huge information for flyers within the D.C. space, this is not precisely a brand new route for IAD. That is as a result of United Airways already operates this 5,966-mile route.
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United launched this service in March 2022, and it has traditionally been operated 3 times per week.
United suspended its Dulles-to-Amman route in August because of the ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas and the final rise in tensions throughout the Center East. Proper now, United is scheduled to return to the market subsequent October, although that is topic to vary.
When United finally returns, it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see how each airways fare on this market. In fact, United has a a lot stronger U.S. level of sale market (in addition to U.S. authorities contracts), however these primarily based in Jordan and the encompassing areas may desire to fly with a neighborhood provider.
One other benefit to flying with United is that the airline affords many extra premium seats, each within the business-class cabin and within the premium financial system cabin, which Royal Jordanian does not provide.
Word that Royal Jordanian is a member of the Oneworld frequent flyer alliance, and vacationers can head onward from Amman to greater than 50 locations on a single ticket.
“By linking these two dynamic markets, we goal to stimulate tourism, commerce and funding alternatives. This important connection supplies seamless connectivity to the Gulf, Levant and North Africa, reinforcing our dedication to offering distinctive service and connecting folks throughout the globe, aligning with RJ’s five-year growth technique,” stated Royal Jordanian CEO Samer Majali, in an announcement.
Washington, D.C., will change into Royal Jordanian’s fourth U.S. vacation spot, becoming a member of current service to Chicago, Detroit and New York.
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