AMMAN — Chief executive officers of
Jordan Aviation and
Fly Jordan airlines objected to not being accepted as
members of
Jordan Tourism Board (JTB), stressing that this is in violation of
the regulations governing the formation of the JTB board, which stipulate that it
must be composed of working members and supporting members, among them Royal
Jordanian, the national carrier, and other national airlines operating in the
field of inbound tourism.
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Fly Jordan CEO Amjad Maslamani said JTB
constantly violates regulations by refusing to accept representatives of other national
airlines on its board, and “this is not acceptable because we have to be part
of the decisions that are being taken”.
He told
Jordan News that it
is important to have representatives of all national airlines on the JTB board,
as this would enable them to participate in the decision-making process and to
develop plans that help them continue their work, but also “to raise our voices
against any future decisions taken by the board that may harm our interests”.
Maslamani called on the government
to discuss with national airlines their problems, and help them find solutions to
their problems and help them continue to perform their work, particularly in
light of the difficult economic situation brought about by the pandemic.
He also said that the JTB supported foreign
low-cost carriers without taking into account the consequences of this decision
on the Jordanian economy or national airlines.
“JTB supported all travelers using
these companies with huge sums; if this support had been provided for national
airlines, we would have attracted millions of travelers,” said Maslamani.
Jordan Aviation CEO Zuhair
Al-Khashman deplored the decision to leave national airlines out of the JTB
board, stressing that having representatives of these carriers on the board is
a “legitimate right”.
He told
Jordan News that
national airlines contribute to the national economy by bringing tourists into
the Kingdom.
“We were the only airline to bring a
Nigerian group to Jordan during the COVID pandemic, in addition to other
tourist groups from different other countries,” he said, describing the JTB decision
as “surprising” and asking the minister of tourism to reconsider this decision.
“We have to be part of the decision-making
process, especially that the tourism sector needs real cooperation to revive.
We have to work with our partners to come up with new ideas and develop
strategic plans, and therefore, we should not be excluded,” Khashman said.
“We are sure that the minister of tourism
would reconsider this decision, especially that he surely knows the impact of
this decision on our sector,” he said.
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