Amman, April 19 (Petra)

Royal Wings, a subsidiary of Royal Jordanian Airline, in cooperation with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), will start operating twice weekly scheduled flights between Aqaba and Cairo, on Fridays and Tuesdays, as of April 21, 2017.

The new service between Aqaba and Cairo is part of Royal Wings' efforts to strengthen Aqaba's position on the commercial and international tourism map. This is the second regular service operated by Royal Wings that departs from Aqaba. The company had launched a regular flight between Aqaba and Beirut. The airline operates these two services following a cooperation agreement signed with ASEZA.

Royal Wings, which also operates charter flights, offers competitive ticket fares on the new route: one way (Aqaba/Cairo) ticket is JD85 ($120), while the round-trip ticket price is JD129 ($182), including all applicable taxes.

This route is expected to revive tourism, a priority for ASEZA, which continuously seeks to attract tourists from all over the world to the sunny coastal city of Aqaba, which offers various entertaining activities including water sports, diving, adventure trips, and is close to points of attraction in the south of Jordan, including Petra and Wadi Rum.

Along with serving the tourists and merchants of the two countries, this flight will serve thousands of Egyptian workers in Aqaba.

It will also facilitate trips from Egypt to Jordan for those interested in religious tourism who desire to visit the Baptism site and other Christian sites in the kingdom.

© Jordan News Agency - Petra 2017