Airport International Group (AIG) the Jordanian company responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), announced the arrival of Vueling Airlines, a low cost carrier, based in Barcelona.
Vueling Airlines will be flying on a charter basis twice a week between Barcelona and Amman from June 27 until September 12, 2010, on board of its Airbus A320 aircraft.
Welcoming the new airline, Mr. Curtis Grad, CEO of AIG said: “Vueling Airlines flights add to the increasing number of airlines that chose QAIA as new destination in their route network expansion plans. This new flights will offer more options to travelers between the two countries. The fact that QAIA continues to welcome new airlines is a strong indicator of Jordan’s position in the aviation industry and the successful strategy implemented by AIG in transforming QAIA to a regional hub.”
Mr. Nayef Al-Fayez Managing Director of the Jordan Tourism Board said in this occasion: “Jordan is considered a major attraction to tourists from around the world, and this new service will reflect positively on this sector, hence, attracting more tourists from Spain. We are always keen to launch worldwide campaigns that aim to attract more tourist traffic to Jordan.”
A variety of new routes and additional flights frequencies have recently been announced to-and-from QAIA, effective this summer, including Iberia, airBaltic, Alitalia, and Tarom Romanian airlines, in addition to new charter flights from both MINT Airways and Adria Airways.
The USD750 million rehabilitation and expansion works at QAIA are well underway, including the construction of a new state-of-the-art 100,000 square meter passenger terminal. AIG is a Jordanian company with private shareholding by Invest AD (Abu Dhabi, UAE), Noor Financial Investment Company (Kuwait), Edgo Group (Jordan), Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas) Limited (Cyprus), J&P-Avax (Greece) and Aéroports de Paris Management (France).
