AMMAN — A Romanian charter plane carrying 167
tourists landed at
King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba on Monday,
marking the start of flights on the newly-opened Jordan-Romania air route, the
Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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Minister of
Tourism and Antiquities and
Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) Chairman
Makram Al-Qaisi said the new air service, which includes 11 charter flights
through the end of the season, is part of the JTB’s strategy to boost tourist
numbers.
Low-cost tourism channelsJTB Director-General Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat, said the board
is seeking to attract tourists from Romania and other European countries
through direct low-cost flights to Amman and Aqaba.
The JTB is committed to creating "healthy
competition" in the aviation sector to stimulate the economy, he said,
predicting that tourism to the Kingdom will gain momentum thanks to the new air
service.
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