Qatar Airways increases Amman-Doha daily flights

AMMAN — Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it will increase its flights between Doha and Amman starting on Tuesday to meet the rising travel demand between the two capitals.

According to Qatar Airways' official website, the airline will incrementally boost its daily flights between Doha and Amman, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The current three daily flights in each direction will increase to four, followed by an increase to five flights over the next few days, and will reach six daily flights by June 25.

Qatar Airways currently operates 21 weekly flights from Doha to Amman. This figure is set to increase to 28 flights, then 35, and eventually to 42 weekly flights. The same increase will apply to flights from Amman to Doha.

Royal Jordanian (RJ) will manage several Qatar Airways flights on the Doha-Amman route, particularly during peak periods when daily flights may double.

This collaboration is facilitated by a code-share agreement between RJ and Qatar Airways, established in 2015, where this partnership offers travellers from Amman via Doha numerous global travel options and enables RJ customers to benefit from Qatar Airways' extensive network of over 150 destinations worldwide.

Both RJ and Qatar Airways are members of the Oneworld global alliance.

The increase in daily flights aims to accommodate the increasing travel demand during the summer vacation period, where many members of the Jordanian community working in Qatar travel to the Kingdom for their annual vacations during this time.

Also, the summer period sees a high demand for travel as schools and universities in Qatar close, prompting many Qataris and residents to travel abroad.

Some 75,000 Jordanians reside in Qatar, predominantly employed in sectors such as finance and banking, real estate, contracting, hospitality, tourism, and ICT, yet the majority work in education and health sectors.