32.6% more passengers arrive aboard charter flights to Aqaba

AMMAN — The number of charter flights to King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba in the first quarter of this year decreased by 32percent, despite Jordan Tourism Board (JTB)’s efforts to encourage such type of flights, Hala News said. During the first quarter of the year, 133 chartered flights landed at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, compared to 165 in the same period of 2021. According to JTB, the total number of passengers at the airport in Aqaba increased by 32.6 percent during the first quarter of this year, reaching 12,326, compared to 9,295 passengers during the same period last year 2021. Read more Business Jordan News   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_509089081')   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_552628228') Read More 29,636 Cases of Electricity Theft Detected in Jordan Last Year Jordan Hands Over E-Passport Encryption Keys to ICAO Gold Prices Rise in the Local Market