Started on December 9, 1963,
Royal Jordanian Airlines began its operations on December 15, the same year. In the beginning, the airline flew to Kuwait City (Kuwait), Beirut (Lebanon) and Cairo (Egypt) from Amman, with its fleet of two Handley Page Dart Herald and a Douglas DC-7 aircrafts. The airline's service to Jeddah started in 1964, with the addition of another Douglas DC-7 aircraft to its fleet. However, after the destruction of the DC-7s by an Israeli air raid during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, they were replaced by two Fokker F-27 aircrafts.
Royal Jordanian Airline Fleet:
Royal Jordanian Airlines maintains a fleet of 30 aircrafts, which includes Embraer E-195-200 AR, Embraer E-175, Airbus A340-600 Prestige, Airbus A340-200, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A319-100 and Airbus A310-300.
Royal Jordanian Airline Destinations:
Royal Jordanian Airlines serves a number of destinations across four continents including Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. In Asia, the airline connects to People's Republic of China, India (to Delhi and Mumbai), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The European countries served by this airline are United Kingdom, Ukraine, Turkey, Switzerland, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Germany, France, Cyprus, Belgium and Austria. In North America, the airline covers Canada and United States.
