Royal Jordanian relaunches KL flights
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Amman June 1, 2010: Royal Jordanian will launch its regular service to Kuala Lumpur, on June 2, after a 7-year suspension in operations between the two countries (which stopped in 2003) due to commercial reasons. One of RJ’s new Airbus A330s will depart from Amman to the Malaysian capital On Wednesday at 2:10 am.
RJ President/CEO Hussein Dabbas, who will accompany the RJ passengers on the first flight, pointed out that the decision to reconnect Jordan and Malaysia came in light of the Malaysian economic revival and the growth of its commercial activity and tourism. Malaysia is considered a gateway to Southeast Asia, particularly in the economic field.
Dabbas said that the feasibility studies the company conducted showed that resuming flights to Kuala Lumpur is bound to service the economic and commercial movement, and the communities living in the two countries, particularly students and businessmen. Additionally, RJ will be transporting tourist groups to and from Malaysia, as Malaysia is a preferred destination for Jordanian families and various other countries in the region.
Dabbas also said that Jordan constitutes a stop for the Malaysian passengers traveling to the holy places in Mecca, Medina Munawwara and Jerusalem.
RJ will operate three weekly flights, departing from Amman Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, via Bangkok, using modern Airbus 330 aircraft which joined the RJ fleet on May 24. The new A330s have high standards of comfort and luxury features, among which the Audio Video On Demand (AVOD) entertainment system for each passenger on board the 283-seat aircraft, 24 being on Crown Class.
Besides Hussein Dabbas, Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) Director General Nayef Fayez and a number of Jordanian travel agents and tour operators will be on board the inaugural flight in order to meet with the officials from the tourism industry in the Malaysian public and private sectors. They aim to discuss means of boosting relations and activating travel and group travel between the two countries, leading to the success of the route.
Kuala Lumpur is the second destination Royal Jordanian has added to its route network in 2010, after Medina, to which RJ started four weekly flights at the end of March. With Kuala Lumpur added to the RJ network, the airline’s destinations reach 58 served directly from Amman, in addition to over 750 other destinations served in collaboration with RJ’s ten partners, members of the oneworld airline alliance.
Malaysia is one of the seven Asian tigers. It consists of 13 states, with a total landmass of 329,845 km2. The population stands at over 27 million. Malays and bumiputeras (including indigenous people) constitute 62% of its people, 24% Chinese, 8% Indians, and the remaining form other ethnic groups.
Malaysia is known for its astounding tourist attractions, its flora and fauna. It is one of the top exporters of natural rubber and palm oil, which together with sawn logs and sawn timber, cocoa, pepper, pineapples and tobacco dominate the growth of the sector.
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