Royal Jordanian to launch Sarajevo flights
Jordan’s national carrier Royal Jordanian will introduce a new seasonal two weekly service between Amman and Sarajevo this summer. Flights will commence on June 17 and run twice per week, each Tuesday and Friday, with the carrier’s 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring twelve seats in business class and the remaining 138 in economy. Operations will be maintained until September 9. Royal Jordanian had previously codeshared on Turkish Airlines’ service to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital. The carrier announced it was studying potential operations to Sarajevo back in 2018 for launch in 2019, however, the flights never materialised. In addition, the airline was also part of a Jordanian consortium bidding for a 49% stake in Bosnia and Herzegovina's former flag carrier B&H Airlines in 2008, albeit unsuccessfully.
Royal Jordanian faces no direct competition on the route. Based on data by OAG, the world's leading provider of digital flight information, intelligence and analytics, Sarajevo saw the most indirect passengers to and from Amman in the former Yugoslavia, ahead of Belgrade and Ljubljana. It generated more inbound than outbound traffic, with Jordanians looking to holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the summer months. In the pre-pandemic 2019, over 3.100 passengers flew indirectly on a single itinerary between the two capital cities. Commenting on the service, Royal Jordanian said, “The new route will cater for tourism, facilitate travel for businesspeople, and enhance trade".
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| Royal Jordanian A320 business class cabin |
Royal Jordanian will become the second Oneworld alliance member to serve Sarajevo following Qatar Airways, which has announced its resumption of flights from Doha to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital this June following a two-year hiatus, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Other Middle Eastern carriers that will maintain operations to Sarajevo this summer include Kuwait Airways, Flydubai, Air Arabia, Flynas, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Oman’s Salam Air. Further flight details for the new Amman - Sarajevo service can be found here. Tickets are due to go on sale soon.
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| Royal Jordanian A320 economy class cabin |
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