AMMAN
— Queues of more than 30 cars were seen outside
Manaseer fuel stations
across the country on Friday, after the company advertised a promotion for the
afternoon. The Manaseer Fuel and Oil Group said it was opening its doors for all
customers to get free fuel at the value of JD5 for every JD20 of fuel purchased,
noting that payment was only possible through VISA card.
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The
company advertised the promotion in a statement on its official Facebook page:
“Fill fuel for JD20 and more and get JD5 for free. On Fridays (27, 20, 13, 6)
from 3:00 until 5:00pm, payment with a VISA card only at Manaseer stations.”
Long queues of cars were seen waiting outside Manseer fuel
stations in locations across Jordan after the promotion was advertised. Videos
of the queues, many of which consisted of over 30 cars, were circulated on
Facebook and YouTube on Friday. One of the videos also captured a fight which
broke out between several people in the village of Aydoun, Irbid, while they
waited to fill up with fuel.
Amer Al-Shobaki, an oil and gas researcher, said in an
interview with
Jordan News, “This traffic was due to the big number of
visitors to the country.”
Al-Shobaki stated that “citizens surrendered to the
reality of rise in prices and want to get any gains possible, that’s why there was
a lot of traffic surrounding the gas stations in the country.” He added, “It
also shows how important this commodity is for citizens, even on Friday which
is the day of holiday, people braved the traffic to save more money.”
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