Low-cost airlines have begun gradually resuming flights to Jordan from Europe. Hungary's Wizz Air will operate two weekly flights to the Kingdom from Budapest, Hungary, while Ryanair will resume operations to 16 destinations in Europe as of October 28, starting with two destinations from September 20 this month.
The head of the board of Jordan's Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, Captain Haitham Misto, said that 3 other low-cost airlines are studying operating scheduled flights from Europe to Jordan and vice versa, adding that Ryanair has been granted a permit to operate scheduled flights for the winter season to 16 destinations in Europe, according to the Jordan News Agency.
On the mechanism for granting permits to these airlines, Misto explained that the airlines apply to the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission to be designated as a foreign operator in Jordan, backed by a request from their countries' aviation authorities and in accordance with the air transport agreements signed between Jordan and the countries where these airlines are registered, after which the documents required for operation are requested.
He noted that all airlines are granted two regular permits a year, one for the winter season, running from October 28 to March 27, and the other for summer, from March 28 to October 27, and that the decision to request year-round or single-season operation rests with the airline. He stressed that low-cost flights are available to all travelers and are not limited to tourism.
The number of travelers arriving in the Kingdom on low-cost airlines reached 344,781 last year, 2024, via Ryanair and Wizz Air, while the number of travelers in 2023 through 6 airlines reached 885,547.
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