Emirates to resume flights to Amman
Beginning Sept. 8, the Dubai-owned carrier will operate daily flights between Dubai and the Jordanian capital.
Emirates will resume daily passenger flights to Amman next week as Jordan reopens its main airport six months after its closure due to the novel coronavirus.
Beginning Sept. 8, three-hour flights between Dubai and the Jordanian capital will operate on an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER, the Dubai-owned airline said in a statement Friday. All passengers arriving or passing through Dubai must have obtained a negative COVID-19 test no more than 96 hours before departure, the airline said.
After suspending all flights in March, Emirates slowly began to rebuild its flight network in May, with flights to nine destinations in North America, Europe and Australia. The addition of Amman extends the air carrier’s network to eight cities in the Middle East and brings the total number of destinations to 82.
The resumed flights to Amman coincide with the reopening of the city's Queen Alia International Airport, which closed to commercial traffic in mid-March.
