Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines enter code share

Royal Jordanian has recently inked a code share agreement with and Turkish Airlines on routes between Jordan and Turkey.

The agreement will be effective as of 21 September 2015. The signing ceremony took place in Amman in the presence of Royal Jordanian president and CEO Captain Haitham Misto and Turkish Airlines deputy chairman and CEO Temel Kotil. The signing ceremony was also witnessed by the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan HE Sedat Önal and senior officials.

This new agreement will broaden commercial partnership between the two airlines. Under terms of the agreement, Royal Jordanian and Turkish Airlines will place their carrier codes on each other’s flights between Amman and Istanbul and Royal Jordanian will place its carrier code on Turkish Airlines’ flights between Aqaba and Istanbul. The agreement might also enable two carriers to put their codes on flights to other destinations operated beyond two capitals in future.

Both Royal Jordanian Airlines and Turkish Airlines operate 14 frequencies weekly Istanbul – Amman flights, and three weekly regular flights between Istanbul and Aqaba being operated by Turkish Airlines.