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{{Infobox_Airline|airline=Royal Jordanian|logo=Royal Jordanian Logo.png|logo_size=150px|fleet_size=32 (+23 orders +12 Options)|destinations=56|IATA=RJ|ICAO=RJA|callsign=JORDANIAN|parent=|founded=1963|headquarters=
Amman,
Jordan)|hubs=[Queen Alia International Airport, [Dubai International Airport|subsidiaries= Royal Jordanian Xpress, [Royal Wings: الملكية الأردنية; [Arabic transliteration: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in
Amman,
Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents. Its main base is
Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman.
The airline won the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation award for "Airline Turnaround of the Year 2006" on
9 November 2006. Royal Jordanian website Royal Jordanian is a member of the
Arab Air Carriers Organization and the oneworld global air alliance.
History
The airline was established on 9 December 1963 and started operations on 15 December
1963 after a royal decree by the late King Hussein. The airline was named Alia after the King's third wife: Alia, or Alyaa, and has the airport named after her. The airline was founded with capital from private shareholders who were later bought out by the Jordanian government.
Alia Jordanian Airlines started with only a handful of airplanes and three international routes, to Kuwait,
Beirut and
Cairo. Two
Handley Page Aircraft Company Dart Heralds and a Douglas DC-7 were used.
1964 saw another DC-7 arrive and services to Jeddah inaugurated. In
1965, Alia started services to
Europe for the first time, with Rome added to the route system. All the progress the airline made was threatened by the Israeli air raid during the
1967 war when the DC-7s were destroyed. These planes were replaced by two
Fokker F27 planes. 1968 saw expansion to Nicosia,
Benghazi, Dhahran and
Doha. 1969 saw further expansion into Europe and other parts of
Asia, including
Munich,
Tehran and
Istanbul. of Alia in the shortlived early 1980s liveryIn 1970 Alia joined the jet age when they phased out the F-27s and ordered Boeing 707 aircraft. Frankfurt and
Abu Dhabi were added to the network in 1970 and in
1971 the 707s arrived. In 1971
Madrid, Copenhagen and
Karachi were added to the network. The rest of the decade saw
Boeing 720s
Boeing 727s and
Boeing 747s added.
A catering department was established, as well as duty free shops in Amman's airport. Services were added to several other cities, including:
Bahrain, Dubai,
Muscat, Oman, Rabat,
Geneva, Amsterdam, Baghdad, Bangkok,
Vienna,
Larnaca,
Damascus,
New York City,
Ras al-Khaimah and
Houston. In
1979, Alia became a founding member of the Arab Airlines Technical Consortium (AATC).
image:Royaljord.a310-300.f-odvi.750pix.jpgIn the 1980s Tunis and
Tripoli joined the route map, and Alia's International Business Machines computer center was inaugurated.
Lockheed L-1011s and
Airbus A310s and
Airbus A320#A320s joined the fleet and in
1986, Alia changed its name to Royal Jordanian. The airline's first woman pilot flew one of their aircraft during this decade, and services were added to other cities, including Belgrade, Chicago, Bucharest,
Los Angeles, California,
Singapore, Riyadh,
Kuala Lumpur (in cooperation with
Malaysian Airlines), Sana'a,
Moscow, Miami, Florida, Montreal,
New Delhi,
Calcutta and
Ankara. This decade also saw the opening of the Gabriel Automated Ticket System, (GATS).
The
1990s saw the expansion continue. Royal Jordanian and nine other Arabian airlines signed up with the Galileo reservations system, the IMCS maintenance and engineering system was added, a new city terminal was opened in Amman, and services to Gaza were inaugurated. The cities of Toronto, Colombo, Jakarta,
Berlin, Mumbai,
Milan and
Tel Aviv (with 3 daily flights) were added to the network. Royal Jordanian became code sharing partners with
TWA.
In 2000, the Federal Aviation Administration renewed the airline's maintenance and engineering department's license, and the duty free shop was among the services to be privatised. A holding company, RJI, wholly owned by the government, was incorporated as a public limited company in February
2001 to hold all the airline and associated investments. The name has been officially changed to Alia, The Royal Jordanian Airline, although to its clients it is still known simply as Royal Jordanian.
Subsidiary
Royal Wings started Royal Jordanian's first domestic service to Aqaba using a Fokker F-27 plane on 10 February 1996. Royal Wings now operates
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft on both scheduled and charter services to destinations in
Egypt, Cyprus,
Israel and the
Judea and Samaria. Royal Jordanian signed an agreement in October 2005 for two Q400s previously operated by Scandinavian Airlines System, larger and faster variants of the Dash 8 series.
On December 20
2006, Royal Jordanian announced that it had made a deal with Boeing to lease 4 to 5 Boeing 787s, which will begin operations in early
2010. They also announced that they would replace 2 Airbus A321s with two new ones, and buy five new Airbus A319s which are to start operations in early
2008.
On April 1
2007, Royal Jordanian Airlines officially became part of the
oneworld air alliance. It was the first Arab airline in any worldwide air alliance and the only one to date.
On
April 16 2007, Royal Jordanian fleet transported 161,000 passengers in March 2007, marking a 23% increase over the number carried in the same month in 2006, when 131,000 passengers traveled aboard Royal Jordanian.
On
May 19 2007, Royal Jordanian announced it had ordered a total of 12 787-8 Dreamliners, beginning service in 2010.
On May 25 2007, Royal Jordanian made its return to Montreal,
Canada.
On July 16
2007, Royal Jordanian won the Airline Strategy Award in the technology category at the sixth annual Airline Strategy Awards.
Royal Jordanian made its first flight to the capital of Hungary, Budapest on July 28 2007, using an Embraer 195, from that date on flights between Amman and Budapest occur twice weekly.
At the end of July
2007, Royal Jordanian reported that it had transported 240,000 passengers in July 2007, marking a 15% increase over the number carried during the same month in 2006, when 209,000 passengers were carried.
Royal Jordanian transported 256,000 passengers in August 2007, marking an increase of 16% over the number carried in the same month of 2006: 223,000 passengers.
Royal Jordanian is to open a gateway for Jordan to China on January 22, 2008, when it will start operating regular service to Hong Kong, passing via the Thai capital, Bangkok. Flights between
Amman and
Hong Kong via Bangkok will occur three times weekly.
Destinations
See full article: Royal Jordanian destinations{]|May 25,2007|[July 28,
2007|[July 23,
2007|[December 13,
2007|[December 13,
2007|[January 22,
2008|[February 15,
2008|Daily|}
Fleet
The Royal Jordanian fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2007: Fleet Information{]|3|206 (18/188)|Medium-long haul routes
New IFE and color scheme
Replacement aircraft:
Boeing 787-8|(5 orders)||Entry into service: 2008|-|[Airbus A320|5|136 (16/120)
144 (12/132)|Short-medium haul routes
New seats with AVOD|-|Airbus A320|1|168 (168)|Charter aircraft
Operated by: Royal Wings|4
(2 orders)|168 (20/148)|Short-medium haul routes
New seats with AVOD|-|[Airbus A340|5 (One Belonging to the King)|254 (24/230)|Long haul routes
New IFE and color scheme
Replacement aircraft:
Boeing 787-8|(12 orders)|296|Entry into service: 2010
Replacing: [Airbus A340 & Airbus A310
First Middle-Eastern operator]|3|72 (72)|Short haul routes
Operated by: Royal Jordanian Xpress|-|De Havilland|2|50 (50)|Operated by:
Royal Wings|3
(4 orders)
(12 options)|100 (12/88)|Middle Eastern, African and European routes|-|[Fokker|2|68 (8/60)|Operate to Iraqi destinations, Damascus and Aqaba.|}
The Royal Jordanian average fleet age, as of July 2007, is 5.51 years.
The first of seven Embraer E-Jets aircraft was delivered on 1 December
2006 to be operated on short and medium-haul routes in the Middle East, the Gulf, North Africa and Europe. The other five aircraft will be delivered over the next two years.
Airliner World, February 2007
By the end of 2007, all fleet will be equipped with Personal TV.
Cargo
Royal Jordanian Cargo (Royal Jordanian Airlines Cargo) is the company's freight division operating to Africa, Europe, North America and Middle East. The airline also offers world-wide cargo charter services.{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Royal Jordanian Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=#9592C6!Aircraft!Total!Capacity
(Weight)!Notes|-|
Airbus A310|2|35.5 tonnes|Medium-long haul routes
New color scheme|-|-|
Boeing 737-200 |2|14.5 tonnes|Short haul routes (Damascus)
New color scheme|-|}
Retired Fleet
Fokker F-27,
Boeing 707,
Boeing 727,Boeing 747,Douglas DC-7 andLockheed L-1011
Royal Plus
Royal Plus is Royal Jordanians frequent flyer program. Passengers are awarded points based on the type, class of flight and destination. Royal Plus members can also get points by traveling on other
oneworld airlines.
Services
Catering
Food and beverages served on flights leaving
Amman are provided by Alpha Group. Hot meals will be served on a flight of at least one hour length. If the flight is shorter than one hour the cabin crew will provide snacks and drinks throughout the flight. These flights include going to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Aqaba from Amman.However, recent reports suggest that passengers on Amman-Aqaba flights have the option of a hot meal service, which may reflect even higher standards in Royal Jordanian onboard service.
In-flight entertainment
Royal Jordanians onboard entertainment system is called
Sky Cinema. All seats in all classes are equipped with Personal TVs (PTVs), or will be equipped by the end of 2007.
- In all classes on all flights there are more than 20 video channels and more than 12 audio channels, which are all AVOD (Audio Video on Demand). The primary language of the content is Arabic; along with English. However on flights to and from India there is at least one Indian movie on offer.
- In Crown Class, passengers are provided with AVOD and over 35 video channels and more than 25 audio channels.
There are also interactive games which are available in all classes on all flights, as well as up to date news provided by CNN on all flights.
On very short flights, from
Amman to Tel Aviv, Amman to
Beirut and
Amman to Damascus, the AVOD system is turned on but there is only the selection of games, CNN News and the comedy channel.
Newspapers and Magazines
Newspapers and magazines are available to all Crown Class passengers on Royal Jordanian flights. Complimentary newspapers are also provided to all economy class passengers. The Royal Jordanian in-flight magazine, Royal Wings Magazine, is provided to all passengers on all flights.
Crown Class
The seats are fully adjustable. The new Crown Class will also feature a new extendable meal table and an enhanced personal entertainment system with a fully adjustable 17" 16:9 TV screen. On all the fleet the seat has the ability to recline 180 degrees with a seating space of at least 46 Inches in all the thinned bodied aircraft, whilst on the A340 the seating space is 83 Inches, and on the A310 the seating space is 51 Inches.
Crown Class Lounges
Royal Jordanian offers its Crown Class passengers the oppounrity to use lounges across the world. From all oneworld member airline lounges. To see were Crown Class Lounges are located refer to the table below services.
Economy Class
The new seats will allow the passenger to recline there seat very comfortably. With many calling the seating space in the new Economy Class the most spacious in the world. On any aircraft in the Royal Jordanian fleet the passenger at the moment in time cane recline between 32-33 Inches. With a Personal television located on the seat directly in front of them. A 9 Inch personal TV screen also offers Audio Video On Demand.
Zuwar Stopover
Is a program for transiting passengers in Jordan. Royal Jordanian invites its transit passengers to take advantage of the Zuwar Stopover package and spend a few days sampling the many wonders of Jordan at little extra cost.
Royal Vacations
Royal Jordanians "Royal Vacations Program" is your gateway to an unforgettable vacation. Prepare all your travel arrangements wherever you are and whenever you want. The Royal Vacations program relates to the Royal Plus program very closely as you may redeem points from staying at Royal Jordanian partner hotel.
Royal Jordanian Lounges
According to oneworld's website Royal Jordanian has 32 lounges worldwide. {| class="wikitable"
! Airport !! Crown Class Lounge Offered|-!
Queen Alia International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Thai Royal Orchid Lounge)|-! [Frankfurt International Airport)|-! [Dubai International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Alghouzlan Lounge)|-! [Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (To be shared with [Cathay Pacific)]| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Alzaafran Lounge Lounge)|-! Schiphol Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Dilmun Lounge)|-! [Cairo International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Al-Cham Hotel Lounge)|-! [Indira Gandhi International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Celebration Lounge)|-! [Jeddah International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Oasis Lounge)|-! [Kuwait International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Chief House Lounge)|-! [London Heathrow Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Maple Leaf Lounge)|-! [Domodedovo International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (First Class Lounge)|-! [Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Balquis Lounge)|-! [Ben Gurion International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Winzrik Lounge)|-! [Tunis-Carthage International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Air International Lounge)|-! [Zurich International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Oman Air Lounge)|-|}
Royal Jordanian Crown Class passengers along with Gold and Platinum Royal Plus members and [oneworld Emerald and Sapphire members are also allowed to use any oneworld member airline lounges. Silver Frequent Flyer are also welcome to use the Royal Jordanian lounges
Royal Jordanian Charity Activities
*Aid to Lebanon , Gaza, Iraq and PakistanRJ’s staff contributed two shipments of goods to the needy in Lebanon and in Gaza as a result of a campaign among the staff to contribute one or two days pay, in an optional way, to help brothers in Lebanon and Gaza who suffered from the military operations during the summer of 2006. The shipments contained heaters, gas ovens, wheelchairs, foodstuff, blankets, school bags, baby milk etc…. . The goods were shipped to Lebanon on RJ and to Gaza through Jordanian charity organizations.
In cooperation with the United Nations, RJ ran four air cargo trips from Amman to Islamabad carrying foodstuff, medical supplies and human aid, a donation from Jordan to the victims of natural disasters that hit Pakistan in 2005. RJ also carried 27 tons of human aid donated by Japanese clarities to the Iraqi people, in addition to running four other trips carrying human aid from Japan to Iraq.
*Donating free tickets for the Society of Families and Friends of the DisabledThis donation aims at enabling the disabled individuals to participate in the First Arab Recreation, Sport, and Cultural Camp in Egypt.
*Injaz ProgramFor three years, RJ has been supporting and sponsoring the Injaz program for providing economic opportunities for Jordanian Youth.
*Contributing to Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans*Supporting Ladies of Iraq Al-Ameer Cooperative Society*Transporting a bedouin tent to Germany*Sponsoring the Orphans and the Underprivileged*Al-Shajara Cultural Forum*AZM Project
Codeshare agreements
In addition to its oneworld partnerships, Royal Jordanian has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
References
External links
{{Infobox_Airline|airline=Royal Jordanian|logo=Royal Jordanian Logo.png|logo_size=150px|fleet_size=32 (+23 orders +12 Options)|destinations=56|IATA=RJ|ICAO=RJA|callsign=JORDANIAN|parent=|founded=1963|headquarters=
Amman,
Jordan)|hubs=[Queen Alia International Airport, [Dubai International Airport|subsidiaries= Royal Jordanian Xpress, [Royal Wings: الملكية الأردنية; [Arabic transliteration: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an
airline based in
Amman,
Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents. Its main base is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman.
The airline won the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation award for "Airline Turnaround of the Year 2006" on 9 November 2006. Royal Jordanian website Royal Jordanian is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the
oneworld global air alliance.
History
The airline was established on 9 December 1963 and started operations on 15 December
1963 after a royal decree by the late
King Hussein. The airline was named Alia after the King's third wife: Alia, or Alyaa, and has the airport named after her. The airline was founded with capital from private shareholders who were later bought out by the Jordanian government.
Alia Jordanian Airlines started with only a handful of airplanes and three international routes, to
Kuwait,
Beirut and
Cairo. Two Handley Page Aircraft Company Dart Heralds and a Douglas DC-7 were used. 1964 saw another DC-7 arrive and services to Jeddah inaugurated. In
1965, Alia started services to
Europe for the first time, with
Rome added to the route system. All the progress the airline made was threatened by the Israeli air raid during the 1967 war when the DC-7s were destroyed. These planes were replaced by two Fokker F27 planes. 1968 saw expansion to
Nicosia,
Benghazi, Dhahran and
Doha.
1969 saw further expansion into Europe and other parts of Asia, including Munich,
Tehran and Istanbul. of Alia in the shortlived early 1980s liveryIn
1970 Alia joined the jet age when they phased out the F-27s and ordered Boeing 707 aircraft.
Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi were added to the network in 1970 and in 1971 the 707s arrived. In 1971 Madrid,
Copenhagen and
Karachi were added to the network. The rest of the decade saw Boeing 720s Boeing 727s and
Boeing 747s added.
A catering department was established, as well as duty free shops in
Amman's airport. Services were added to several other cities, including:Bahrain, Dubai, Muscat, Oman,
Rabat,
Geneva,
Amsterdam,
Baghdad, Bangkok, Vienna,
Larnaca, Damascus,
New York City, Ras al-Khaimah and
Houston. In 1979, Alia became a founding member of the Arab Airlines Technical Consortium (AATC).image:Royaljord.a310-300.f-odvi.750pix.jpg
In the 1980s Tunis and Tripoli joined the route map, and Alia's
International Business Machines computer center was inaugurated. Lockheed L-1011s and Airbus A310s and Airbus A320#A320s joined the fleet and in 1986, Alia changed its name to Royal Jordanian. The airline's first woman pilot flew one of their aircraft during this decade, and services were added to other cities, including
Belgrade, Chicago, Bucharest, Los Angeles, California, Singapore,
Riyadh,
Kuala Lumpur (in cooperation with
Malaysian Airlines),
Sana'a,
Moscow,
Miami, Florida,
Montreal, New Delhi, Calcutta and Ankara. This decade also saw the opening of the Gabriel Automated Ticket System, (GATS).
The 1990s saw the expansion continue. Royal Jordanian and nine other Arabian airlines signed up with the Galileo reservations system, the IMCS maintenance and engineering system was added, a new city terminal was opened in Amman, and services to Gaza were inaugurated. The cities of Toronto, Colombo, Jakarta,
Berlin,
Mumbai,
Milan and Tel Aviv (with 3 daily flights) were added to the network. Royal Jordanian became code sharing partners with
TWA.
In 2000, the Federal Aviation Administration renewed the airline's maintenance and engineering department's license, and the duty free shop was among the services to be privatised. A holding company, RJI, wholly owned by the government, was incorporated as a public limited company in February
2001 to hold all the airline and associated investments. The name has been officially changed to Alia, The Royal Jordanian Airline, although to its clients it is still known simply as Royal Jordanian.
Subsidiary
Royal Wings started Royal Jordanian's first domestic service to Aqaba using a Fokker F-27 plane on
10 February 1996. Royal Wings now operates De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft on both scheduled and charter services to destinations in
Egypt,
Cyprus, Israel and the Judea and Samaria. Royal Jordanian signed an agreement in
October 2005 for two Q400s previously operated by
Scandinavian Airlines System, larger and faster variants of the Dash 8 series.
On December 20 2006, Royal Jordanian announced that it had made a deal with Boeing to lease 4 to 5 Boeing 787s, which will begin operations in early
2010. They also announced that they would replace 2 Airbus A321s with two new ones, and buy five new
Airbus A319s which are to start operations in early 2008.
On
April 1 2007, Royal Jordanian Airlines officially became part of the
oneworld air alliance. It was the first Arab airline in any worldwide air alliance and the only one to date.
On April 16
2007, Royal Jordanian fleet transported 161,000 passengers in March 2007, marking a 23% increase over the number carried in the same month in 2006, when 131,000 passengers traveled aboard Royal Jordanian.
On May 19
2007, Royal Jordanian announced it had ordered a total of 12 787-8 Dreamliners, beginning service in 2010.
On May 25
2007, Royal Jordanian made its return to Montreal,
Canada.
On July 16 2007, Royal Jordanian won the Airline Strategy Award in the technology category at the sixth annual Airline Strategy Awards.
Royal Jordanian made its first flight to the capital of Hungary, Budapest on
July 28 2007, using an
Embraer 195, from that date on flights between Amman and Budapest occur twice weekly.
At the end of July
2007, Royal Jordanian reported that it had transported 240,000 passengers in July 2007, marking a 15% increase over the number carried during the same month in 2006, when 209,000 passengers were carried.
Royal Jordanian transported 256,000 passengers in August 2007, marking an increase of 16% over the number carried in the same month of 2006: 223,000 passengers.
Royal Jordanian is to open a gateway for Jordan to China on January 22, 2008, when it will start operating regular service to
Hong Kong, passing via the Thai capital, Bangkok. Flights between Amman and
Hong Kong via
Bangkok will occur three times weekly.
Destinations
See full article: Royal Jordanian destinations{]|
May 25,2007|[July 28,
2007|[July 23,2007|[December 13,
2007|[December 13,2007|[January 22,
2008|[February 15,
2008|Daily|}
Fleet
The Royal Jordanian fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August
2007: Fleet Information{]|3|206 (18/188)|Medium-long haul routes
New
IFE and color scheme
Replacement aircraft: Boeing 787-8|(5 orders)||Entry into service: 2008|-|[Airbus A320|5|136 (16/120)
144 (12/132)|Short-medium haul routes
New seats with AVOD|-|Airbus A320|1|168 (168)|Charter aircraft
Operated by:
Royal Wings|4
(2 orders)|168 (20/148)|Short-medium haul routes
New seats with AVOD|-|[Airbus A340|5 (One Belonging to the King)|254 (24/230)|Long haul routes
New
IFE and color scheme
Replacement aircraft:
Boeing 787-8|(12 orders)|296|Entry into service: 2010
Replacing: [Airbus A340 &
Airbus A310 First Middle-Eastern operator]|3|72 (72)|Short haul routes
Operated by: Royal Jordanian Xpress|-|De Havilland|2|50 (50)|Operated by: Royal Wings|3
(4 orders)
(12 options)|100 (12/88)|Middle Eastern, African and European routes|-|[Fokker|2|68 (8/60)|Operate to Iraqi destinations, Damascus and Aqaba.|}
The Royal Jordanian average fleet age, as of July 2007, is 5.51 years.
The first of seven Embraer E-Jets aircraft was delivered on
1 December 2006 to be operated on short and medium-haul routes in the Middle East, the Gulf, North Africa and Europe. The other five aircraft will be delivered over the next two years.
Airliner World, February 2007
By the end of 2007, all fleet will be equipped with Personal TV.
Cargo
Royal Jordanian Cargo (Royal Jordanian Airlines Cargo) is the company's freight division operating to Africa, Europe, North America and Middle East. The airline also offers world-wide cargo charter services.{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Royal Jordanian Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=#9592C6!Aircraft!Total!Capacity
(Weight)!Notes|-|Airbus A310|2|35.5 tonnes|Medium-long haul routes
New color scheme|-|-|
Boeing 737-200 |2|14.5 tonnes|Short haul routes (Damascus)
New color scheme|-|}
Retired Fleet
Fokker F-27,Boeing 707,
Boeing 727,
Boeing 747,
Douglas DC-7 andLockheed L-1011
Royal Plus
Royal Plus is Royal Jordanians frequent flyer program. Passengers are awarded points based on the type, class of flight and destination. Royal Plus members can also get points by traveling on other
oneworld airlines.
Services
Catering
Food and beverages served on flights leaving
Amman are provided by Alpha Group. Hot meals will be served on a flight of at least one hour length. If the flight is shorter than one hour the cabin crew will provide snacks and drinks throughout the flight. These flights include going to Tel Aviv, Beirut and Aqaba from Amman.However, recent reports suggest that passengers on Amman-Aqaba flights have the option of a hot meal service, which may reflect even higher standards in Royal Jordanian onboard service.
In-flight entertainment
Royal Jordanians onboard entertainment system is called
Sky Cinema. All seats in all classes are equipped with Personal TVs (PTVs), or will be equipped by the end of 2007.
- In all classes on all flights there are more than 20 video channels and more than 12 audio channels, which are all AVOD (Audio Video on Demand). The primary language of the content is Arabic; along with English. However on flights to and from India there is at least one Indian movie on offer.
- In Crown Class, passengers are provided with AVOD and over 35 video channels and more than 25 audio channels.
There are also interactive games which are available in all classes on all flights, as well as up to date news provided by CNN on all flights.
On very short flights, from
Amman to Tel Aviv, Amman to Beirut and Amman to
Damascus, the AVOD system is turned on but there is only the selection of games,
CNN News and the comedy channel.
Newspapers and Magazines
Newspapers and magazines are available to all Crown Class passengers on Royal Jordanian flights. Complimentary newspapers are also provided to all economy class passengers. The Royal Jordanian in-flight magazine, Royal Wings Magazine, is provided to all passengers on all flights.
Crown Class
The seats are fully adjustable. The new Crown Class will also feature a new extendable meal table and an enhanced personal entertainment system with a fully adjustable 17" 16:9 TV screen. On all the fleet the seat has the ability to recline 180 degrees with a seating space of at least 46 Inches in all the thinned bodied aircraft, whilst on the A340 the seating space is 83 Inches, and on the A310 the seating space is 51 Inches.
Crown Class Lounges
Royal Jordanian offers its Crown Class passengers the oppounrity to use lounges across the world. From all oneworld member airline lounges. To see were Crown Class Lounges are located refer to the table below services.
Economy Class
The new seats will allow the passenger to recline there seat very comfortably. With many calling the seating space in the new Economy Class the most spacious in the world. On any aircraft in the Royal Jordanian fleet the passenger at the moment in time cane recline between 32-33 Inches. With a Personal television located on the seat directly in front of them. A 9 Inch personal TV screen also offers Audio Video On Demand.
Zuwar Stopover
Is a program for transiting passengers in Jordan. Royal Jordanian invites its transit passengers to take advantage of the Zuwar Stopover package and spend a few days sampling the many wonders of Jordan at little extra cost.
Royal Vacations
Royal Jordanians "Royal Vacations Program" is your gateway to an unforgettable vacation. Prepare all your travel arrangements wherever you are and whenever you want. The Royal Vacations program relates to the Royal Plus program very closely as you may redeem points from staying at Royal Jordanian partner hotel.
Royal Jordanian Lounges
According to oneworld's website Royal Jordanian has 32 lounges worldwide. {| class="wikitable"
! Airport !! Crown Class Lounge Offered|-!
Queen Alia International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Thai Royal Orchid Lounge)|-! [Frankfurt International Airport)|-! [Dubai International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Alghouzlan Lounge)|-! [Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (To be shared with [Cathay Pacific)]| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Alzaafran Lounge Lounge)|-! Schiphol Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Dilmun Lounge)|-! [Cairo International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Al-Cham Hotel Lounge)|-! [Indira Gandhi International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Celebration Lounge)|-! [Jeddah International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Oasis Lounge)|-! [Kuwait International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Chief House Lounge)|-! [London Heathrow Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Maple Leaf Lounge)|-! [Domodedovo International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (First Class Lounge)|-! [Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Balquis Lounge)|-! [Ben Gurion International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Winzrik Lounge)|-! [Tunis-Carthage International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Air International Lounge)|-! [Zurich International Airport| Crown Class Lounge Offered (Oman Air Lounge)|-|}
Royal Jordanian Crown Class passengers along with Gold and Platinum Royal Plus members and [oneworld Emerald and Sapphire members are also allowed to use any
oneworld member airline lounges. Silver Frequent Flyer are also welcome to use the Royal Jordanian lounges
Royal Jordanian Charity Activities
*Aid to Lebanon , Gaza, Iraq and PakistanRJ’s staff contributed two shipments of goods to the needy in Lebanon and in Gaza as a result of a campaign among the staff to contribute one or two days pay, in an optional way, to help brothers in Lebanon and Gaza who suffered from the military operations during the summer of 2006. The shipments contained heaters, gas ovens, wheelchairs, foodstuff, blankets, school bags, baby milk etc…. . The goods were shipped to Lebanon on RJ and to Gaza through Jordanian charity organizations.
In cooperation with the United Nations, RJ ran four air cargo trips from Amman to Islamabad carrying foodstuff, medical supplies and human aid, a donation from Jordan to the victims of natural disasters that hit Pakistan in 2005. RJ also carried 27 tons of human aid donated by Japanese clarities to the Iraqi people, in addition to running four other trips carrying human aid from Japan to Iraq.
*Donating free tickets for the Society of Families and Friends of the DisabledThis donation aims at enabling the disabled individuals to participate in the First Arab Recreation, Sport, and Cultural Camp in Egypt.
*Injaz ProgramFor three years, RJ has been supporting and sponsoring the Injaz program for providing economic opportunities for Jordanian Youth.
*Contributing to Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans*Supporting Ladies of Iraq Al-Ameer Cooperative Society*Transporting a bedouin tent to Germany*Sponsoring the Orphans and the Underprivileged*Al-Shajara Cultural Forum*AZM Project
Codeshare agreements
In addition to its
oneworld partnerships, Royal Jordanian has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
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