Royal Jordanian, Austrian Airlines expand partnership
Royal Jordanian has code-sharing with America West, Gulf Air, Iberia, Cyprus Airways, Syrian Airlines, Aeroflot, Air Canada and Thai International
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BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
19th August, 2005: Royal Jordanian and Austrian Airlines have increased the number of flights operating between Amman and Vienna to eight per week, under an extended code-sharing agreement. The airlines would also operate connecting flights between the two cities.
“Royal Jordanian used to operate all its North America flights via Vienna, in addition to the code-share agreement signed between both the companies," the carrier's vice president (commercial) Hussein Dabbas said.
Austrian Airlines, which had halted its flights after September 11, 2001, resumed its operations to Amman in January June 2005. The growing partnership is in line with the airlines’ intention of boosting operations between Jordan and Austria.
Royal Jordanian and Austrian Airlines started operating four weekly scheduled flights between Amman and Vienna each, as of the beginning of June 2005. The new flights will allow Royal Jordanian passengers travelling to Vienna to continue their flight with Austrian Airlines to destinations in the European continent, like Stockholm and Copenhagen.
“The agreement would help us in offering improved service between Austria and Jordan, and to Europe and the Middle East," Austrian Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Josef E Burger said.
In addition to Amman, Astrian Airlines’ network comprises several cities in the region, including Aleppo, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus and Dubai.
The Middle East is an important market, which made Austrian Airlines take the decision of expanding its network destinations in the region from seven to 10 and the weekly flights from 25 to 69 over the last four years, he said.
Royal Jordanian first operated flights to Vienna in 1975. The Austrian capital is one of the most active destinations in Europe, to which the carrier operates around 45 weekly flights using A310s and A320s.
Royal Jordanian has code-share agreements with a number of international airlines like America West Airlines, Gulf Air, Iberia, Cyprus Airways, Syrian Airlines, Aeroflot, Air Canada and Thai International.
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