Royal Jordanian will commence operating direct, regular cargo flights between Amman and Frankfurt starting 7 April 2013. Initially, the airline will run one weekly flight. At the beginning of May, Royal Jordanian will add another flight per week, and plans to reach three in 2014.
VP Cargo Sales and Services Mr. Muath Majali said that Frankfurt will be a cargo hub for Royal Jordanian in Central Europe, in addition to the airline’s two other hubs in Europe: Maastricht and Vienna. He noted that adding this destination to the airline’s cargo route network will help increase the total earnings from freighting services, which reached USD 105.2 million in 2012, amounting to 9% of the total revenues of the company — USD 1.13 billion in 2012.
Mr. Majali stressed that Royal Jordanian provided all reasons for the success of this vital route, and selected an efficient cargo agent in Frankfurt to work side by side with the company to enhance the sales and promote the cargo services from Frankfurt to Amman. He added that the airline intends to operate a regular cargo route between Amman and Mumbai in early 2014 in order to transport Indian goods to Amman and from there on to Frankfurt.
Royal Jordanian dedicates two A310 freighters to serve its cargo short- and medium-haul routes, with a capacity of 36 tons each. The company transports around 55% of its total cargo through its 31 passenger aircraft. The total cargo transported in 2012 weighed more than 54,000 tons, which helped the airline witness a 5% increase in the cargo revenue last year over 2011.
Source: Royal Jordanian