Easy Jet flight from Berlin lands in Aqaba

AMMAN — The first low-cost flight from Berlin to Jordan, on Saturday landed at the King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, it was also the first EasyJet Airline to reach the port city from European countries. 

Director General of the Jordan Tourism Board Abed Al Razzaq Arabiyat, said that the flights should help increase the number of tourists to Jordan, which should have a “positive” impact on economic sectors, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He also voiced his appreciation to Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, stressing Jordan’s keenness to encourage competitiveness in the airline sector and attract investment to Jordan. 

EasyJet is British low-cost airline based at London’s Luton Airport.