Air Arabia Jordan
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| IATA code : | 9P |
| ICAO code : | PTR |
| Call sign : | AIR ARABIA JORDAN |
| Founding: | 2005 (as Petra Airlines) |
| Operation stopped: | 2018 |
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Amman , Jordan
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| Home airport : | Queen Alia International Airport |
| Management: | Riad Khashman ( CEO ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Airewards |
| Fleet size: | 2 (+ 2 orders) |
| Aims: | international |
| Website: | www.airarabia.com |
| Air Arabia Jordan ceased operations in 2018. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Air Arabia Jordan (originally Petra Airlines ) was a Jordanian low-cost airline based in Amman and based at Queen Alia International Airport . It was a subsidiary of Air Arabia . It ceased flight operations at the beginning of April 2018.
history
Air Arabia Jordan was founded in 2005 as Petra Airlines and started operations in 2010 as a charter airline with an Airbus A320-200 . In January 2015 Air Arabia took over 49% of Petra Airlines, the name was then changed to Air Arabia Jordan, which is to start regular scheduled flights as a low-cost airline in North Africa and Europe with two A320-200s . Petra Airlines was interesting for Air Arabia because Jordan has an Open Skies agreement with the European Union .
fleet
As of July 2016, the fleet consisted of two aircraft with an average age of 9.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | ||
| Airbus A220-100 | 2 | + 2 options on Airbus A220-300; Delivery probably from 2019 | |
| total | 2 | 2 |
Incidents
Air Arabia Jordan has had no fatal incidents in its history, but one aircraft had to be written off:
- On July 3, 2013, in an incident at Tripoli airport, an Airbus A320-200 ( registration number JY-PTA ) was so badly damaged by the explosion of an oxygen cylinder that the aircraft had to be written off. A mechanic was injured in the incident.
See also
Web links
- Air Arabia website (including Arabic, English, German)
- Photos of Air Arabia Jordan on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Air Arabia Jordan suspends operations. ch-aviation , April 5, 2018.
- ↑ worldairlinenews.com - Petra Airlines to become a low-fare scheduled airline in March 2013 , accessed on January 13, 2015
- ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Air Arabia expands in Europe. Accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ planespotters.net - Air Arabia Jordan (English), accessed on July 8, 2016
- ↑ Bombardier Aerospace - Petra Airlines Ltd. of Jordan Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire up to Four Bombardier CSeries Airliners, July 14, 2014 , accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ Data about the airline Petra Airlines in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
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