Jordanian carrier Royal Jordanian (IATA: RJ) is returning to India after over a decade of pulling out of India. The airline has now opened its flights for sale to both Mumbai and Delhi. Flights to Mumbai start April 16, 2025 while those to Delhi start on September 16, 2025. On both the routes, the airline will deploy the A320 aircraft to operate four times a week. The first signs of Royal Jordanian returning to India were known when Mumbai Airport’s release stated connection to Jordan as the new addition this winter. The airline is now starting from the Summer schedule. Mumbai Airport had in the past announced Vistara’s flights to Hanoi, which never started.
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Royal Jordanian is a one world carrier and operated to India until 2014 with a mix of A319 and A310 and gradually pulled out as it went into a restructuring. Now, the airline will have split timing operations as below,
RJ192 AMM2355 – 0805(+1)BOM Wed, Sun
RJ190 AMM2045 – 0455(+1)BOM Mon,Fri
RJ193 BOM0930 – 1250AMM Mon, Thu
RJ191 BOM0610 – 0930AMM Tue, Sat
These flights begin April 16, 2025 and bookings are open for most days.
Flights to Delhi operate as below, starting September 16, 2025.
RJ194 AMM1920 – 0355(+1)DEL Mon, Wed
RJ196 AMM2355 – 0830(+1)DEL Thu, Sat
RJ195 DEL0510 – 0915AMM Tue,Sun
RJ197 DEL0945 – 1350AMM Fri, Sun
Royal Jordanian’s A320 is configured with 12 Business Class seats and 138 Economy class seats, a luxurious configuration by current standards.
Amman, Jordan
Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM) is the largest airport in Jordan and serves the capital Amman. It also is the hub for flag carrier Royal Jordanian. The airport is a public – private partnership and considered modern development with international partners involved. Amman is a historic city and one of the top 10 by population in the middle east. With signs of easing out on the current conflict in the region, Jordan could be attractive for tourists from India who are flocking to many corners of the world, especially with a visa on arrival. Jordan has historical sites across era’s ranging from Roman empire to modern which will be attractive for visitors.
The airport also hosts MRO’s amongst other aviation infrastructure and Indian carriers have in the past sent aircraft to Jordan for availing maintenance services.
Network Thoughts
The airline joins many others who want a pie from the growing Indian tourist traffic and a pie from transfer traffic. Over the years Royal Jordanian has shrunk its network as it went into restructuring and strengthening. The network now is a mix of long haul, transfer and to Tier II cities in the region and Europe. These are the places where Royal Jordanian may want to look for transfer traffic from India. The split timing operations, a mix of connectivity needs and slot issues could be a challenge for the airline to attract passengers but we will know more when we are closer to the start date.
Delhi Airport is the largest in India while Mumbai is the second largest.
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