Queen Alia International Airport

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Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) was built in 1983{{cite web|url=http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1277872800_OpenSkies_Barakat_Jordan.pdf|title=Arab Passengers' Airlines Framework and Performance|publisher=Economic Research Forum|access-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423041537/http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1277872800_OpenSkies_Barakat_Jordan.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2014}} in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate. At the time, passenger traffic was increasing at a rate above the international average, recording 25–30% growth per annum and placing considerable pressure on airport facilities despite continuous expansion and development. In 1981, the number of arriving, departing, and transit passengers exceeded 2.3 million, while cargo traffic reached 62,000 tonnes and aircraft traffic topped 27,000 movements.{{cite book|title=Tribute to King Abdullah II of Jordan – Celebrating 15 Years of Leadership, "Celebrating 30 Years of Queen Alia International Airport"}}

The Jordanian Ministry of Transport undertook the building of a new international airport with sufficient capacity to cope with demand in the foreseeable future. QAIA was built at an estimated total cost of JOD 84 million (~120 million USD as of January 2023) . Passenger facilities were designed to serve 3.5 million passengers per year. QAIA has since grown to become the kingdom's primary international gateway and a stop-over for international airlines in the Middle East. By 2012, QAIA was serving on average more than 6 million passengers and 40 airlines from around the world.

In 2007, the Government of Jordan selected Airport International Group (AIG) through an open tender to operate, rehabilitate and manage QAIA under a 25-year concession agreement. In response to the continual surge in passenger traffic at the time, AIG was also placed in charge of constructing a new terminal, one which not only would expand the airport's then insufficient annual capacity of 3.5 million passengers, but that would also introduce a "unique travel experience" to help advance QAIA's position as a niche transit hub in the region.{{cite web|url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/qaia-project|title=QAIA Project|publisher=Airport International Group|access-date=4 February 2014|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412232154/http://www.aig.aero/en/content/qaia-project|url-status=dead}}{{cite press release|title=Queen Alia International Airport Takes Jordan's Aviation Industry to New Horizons|url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/queen-alia-international-airport-takes-jordans-aviation-industry-new-horizons|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Airport International Group|date=14 November 2011|access-date=4 February 2014}}{{cite news|last=Maslen|first=Richard|date=27 March 2013|title=New Terminal Opening Boosts Queen Alia Airport's Capacity|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/190852/new-terminal-opening-boosts-queen-alia-airports-capacity-/|newspaper=Routesonline|location=Manchester, United Kingdom|publisher=UBM Information Ltd|access-date=4 February 2014}}

Accordingly, AIG invested an estimated $750 million USD in the construction of the new terminal.{{cite press release|title=AIG Makes Substantial Headway in the Renovations of QAIA's Warehouses|url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/aig-makes-substantial-headway-renovations-qaias-warehouses|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Airport International Group|date=28 August 2012|access-date=4 February 2014}}

The new terminal accommodates rising annual passenger traffic, taking the original airport capacity from 3.5 million passengers per year to 7.5 million.{{Cite web|archive-date=2014-05-11|title=King Abdullah opens new Queen Alia airport terminal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511214256/http://jordantimes.com/king-abdullah-opens-new-queen-alia-airport-terminal|url=http://jordantimes.com/king-abdullah-opens-new-queen-alia-airport-terminal|access-date=2023-02-11|website=The Jordan Times}}

A new terminal was opened in March 2013 to replace the airport's older two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.{{cite news|last=Ghazal|first=Mohammad|date=14 March 2013|title=King Abdullah Opens New Queen Alia Airport Terminal|url=http://jordantimes.com/king-abdullah-opens-new-queen-alia-airport-terminal|newspaper=The Jordan Times|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Jordan Press Foundation|access-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511214256/http://jordantimes.com/king-abdullah-opens-new-queen-alia-airport-terminal|archive-date=11 May 2014}} The three original terminals were made obsolete once the new terminal officially began operations. Inaugurated by King Abdullah II on 14 March 2013, the new airport was launched officially following an overnight operational transfer which coincided the airport's 30th anniversary. The last flight departed from the old terminal at 10:05 pm on 20 March 2013, upon which all operations were shifted to the new terminal, where its first flight departed at 2:30 am on 21 March 2013.{{cite press release|title=New QAIA Terminal Officially Launches Full Operations|url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/new-qaia-terminal-officially-launches-full-operations|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Airport International Group|date=21 March 2013|access-date=4 February 2014}} On 20 January 2014, AIG launched the second phase of QAIA's expansion, valued at a total cost of over $100 million USD.

In 2016, the second expansion phase, costing $1 billion,{{cite web|title=Upgraded airport greets 8m passengers|url=http://www.the-businessreport.com/article/upgraded-qaia-airport-greets-8m-passengers/|access-date=14 November 2018|publisher=The Business Report}} was completed raising QAIA's annual passenger traffic capacity to 12 million, supporting Jordan's national tourism strategy to serve as a regional transit hub for leisure and business travel. The aim is to boost its capacity to 16 million passengers annually by the end of the concession time frame in 2032.{{cite web|url=http://jordantimes.com/news/local/new-phase-airport-expansion-completed-inaugurated|title=New phase of airport expansion completed, inaugurated|date=6 September 2016|access-date=20 May 2018}} Following the airport expansion, Emirates operated a one-off Airbus A380 service to Amman, celebrating 30 years of Emirates' operation to Jordan. The superjumbo (registration A6-EUC) operated EK901/EK902 on 25 September 2016, and it was the first-ever A380 service to the Levant.{{cite web|url=http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/viewnews.php?NewsID=55723|title=Queen Alia International Commences Second Phase of US$100m Expansion Project|publisher=Passenger Terminal Today.Com|access-date=20 May 2014}} Since then, Emirates has continued daily A380 service to Amman through EK903/EK904.{{cite web|url=https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-to-operate-a380-to-amman-as-part-of-expanded-schedule|title=Emirates' A380 service to Amman|date=22 October 2020|access-date=7 January 2022}}

On 14 March 2020, it was announced by the Jordanian Ministry of Health that "...all flights to and from the Kingdom will be suspended from Tuesday, 17 March 2020, until further notice, excluding commercial freight traffic."{{cite web|title=The government announces new measures to deal with the Coronavirus|url=https://corona.moh.gov.jo/ar/MediaCenter/26}} The airport had been closed to passenger traffic since 17 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, several Royal Jordanian flights were commissioned to return Jordanian citizens, especially students, back to Jordan during the pandemic if they desired.

On 8 September 2020, the airport was reopened for commercial flights but was subject to strict health and safety regulations.{{cite web|title=Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to resume as of September 8|url=https://en.ammonnews.net/article/43918|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Ammon News|date=2 September 2020}} On 1 March 2022, all travel restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic were subsequently lifted.{{cite web|title=Jordan to lift COVID-19 restrictions on international visitors|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/coronavirus/2022/02/17/Jordan-to-lift-COVID-19-restrictions-on-international-visitors|access-date=2022-08-31|website=Alarabiya News|date=17 February 2022}}

QAIA's new design was created by architects Foster + Partners.{{cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/349464/queen-alia-international-airport-foster-partners|title=Queen Alia International Airport / Foster + Partners|date=25 March 2013}}{{cite press release|title=Official Opening of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan|url=http://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2013/03/official-opening-of-queen-alia-international-airport-in-amman-jordan/|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Foster + Partners|date=21 March 2013|access-date=4 February 2014}} The roof was inspired by Bedouin tents and is composed of 127 concrete domes, each weighing up to 600 metric tonnes.{{cite news|last=Dalgamouni|first=Rand|date=9 March 2013|title=New QAIA Terminal Gears Up for Opening Day|url=http://jordantimes.com/new-qaia-terminal-gears-up-for-opening-day|newspaper=The Jordan Times|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Jordan Press Foundation|access-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311023946/http://jordantimes.com/new-qaia-terminal-gears-up-for-opening-day|archive-date=11 March 2014}}

The airport has three lounges, one operated by Royal Jordanian for business and first-class passengers, one operated by Airport Hotel next to the North Concourse, and the last exclusively run by telecom operator Zain Jordan for its VIP customers. Retail space was expanded by 25% at the new terminal, covering more than {{convert|6000|sqm|sqft|-3}}. The terminal houses several international food and beverage venues. In addition to restaurants and supermarkets, the terminal also includes a nuts roastery, a large Duty-Free area, a children's play area, shopping outlets, and internet connectivity.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Airport International Group (AIG) is a French company formed to rehabilitate, expand, and operate Queen Alia International Airport under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession agreement. The concession was awarded to AIG in 2007 by the Government of Jordan after an open international tender that was overseen by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank acting as an advisor to the Government. AIG's shareholders are French, Persian Gulf, and Palestinian partners. As of 2018, 51% of the shares are owned by Aéroports de Paris (ADP). The other shareholders are Meridiam Eastern Europe Investments (32%), Mena Airport Holding Ltd. (funded by the IDB; 12.75%), and Edgo (4.75%).{{Cite web|title=About {{!}} AIG – Queen Alia International Airport {{!}} Routes|url=https://www.routesonline.com/airports/5008/aig-queen-alia-international-airport/about/|access-date=2022-11-22|website=routesonline.com}}

Through the BOT public-private partnership framework, the Government retains ownership of the airport and receives 54.47% of the airport's gross revenues for the first six years and 54.64% of the gross revenues for the remaining 19 years of the agreement's 25-year term.{{cite web|url=http://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/docs/pid/pfa_ppp_presentation_2009_15.pdf|title=Queen Alia International Airport Project, Jordan|publisher=Norton Rose Fulbright|access-date=4 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233413/http://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/docs/pid/pfa_ppp_presentation_2009_15.pdf|archive-date=22 April 2014|url-status=dead}}

As part of its public-private partnership with the Government of Jordan, AIG closely collaborates with the Government on a day-to-day basis on all issues related to the airport. A dedicated project management unit within the Jordanian Ministry of Transport oversees the project for the Government. The Ministry of Transport receives complete annual financial statements and quarterly financial and operational reports.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Amman-Queen Alia Airport:

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| Aegean Airlines | Athens{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230117-a3ns23|title=Aegean Airlines NS23 International Frequency Changes – 15JAN23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=17 January 2023|access-date=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli–Mitiga

| Air Algérie | Algiers{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230102-ahns23|title=Air Algérie NS23 Africa / Mid-East Network Additions}}

| Air Arabia | Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Assiut, Sharjah

|Air Cairo | Alexandria,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250325-smns25jo|title=Air Cairo NS25 Jordan Service Changes|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 March 2025|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}} Assiut, Cairo (begins 2 May 2025), Giza,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230124-smamm|title=Air Cairo Adds Giza Sphinx – Amman Service from Feb 2023}} Sohag{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240827-smnw24hmb|title=Air Cairo NW24 Sohag Network Expansion}}
Seasonal: Hurghada,{{cite web|title=Air Cairo to commence Hurghada-Amman service|url=https://www.aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/air-cairo-to-commence-hurghada-amman-service|website=aaco.org|date=20 July 2023}} Sharm El Sheikh{{cite web|title=AIR CAIRO NS23 EMBRAER E190 NETWORK – 12MAR23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230313-sme90|website=aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2023}}

| AJet{{cite web|url=https://www.anadolujet.com/en/corporate/news-and-annoucements/international-flights-increased-in-summer-season|title=Fly with Most Affordable and Cheap Ticket Opportunities | AnadoluJet}} | Seasonal: Ankara,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220615-tk1ns227m8|title=AnadoluJet 737 MAX 8 June - Oct 2022 Network - 12JUN22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Bodrum,{{cn|date=February 2025}} Dalaman,{{cn|date=February 2025}} Trabzon{{cn|date=February 2025}}

| Alexandria Airlines | Alexandria{{cite web|title=Egypt's Alexandria Airlines to restart scheduled operations|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/114668-egypts-alexandria-airlines-to-restart-scheduled-operations|website=ch-aviation.com|date=15 April 2022}}{{better source needed|date=January 2024}}

| Austrian Airlines | Vienna{{cite web|url=http://www.starallianceemployees.com/no_cache/news/latest-news/news-details/article/tyrolean-to-merge-with-austrian-airlines-next-spring.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206144334/http://www.starallianceemployees.com/no_cache/news/latest-news/news-details/article/tyrolean-to-merge-with-austrian-airlines-next-spring.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28|url-status=dead|title=Tyrolean Airways to merge with Austrian Airlines|archive-date=6 February 2015|access-date=2 August 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-osnw25|title=Austrian Airlines NW25 Systemwide Flight Number Changes – 30OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=30 October 2024}}

| British Airways | London–Heathrow{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241108-bans25me|title=British Airways NS25 Middle East Service Changes – 07NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=8 November 2024|access-date=28 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Egyptair | Cairo

| Emirates | Dubai–International{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231006-eknw23|title=Emirates NW23 Network Overview/Changes – 05OCT23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=6 October 2023|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}}

| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/ethiopian-confirms-jordan-launch|title=Ethiopian confirms Jordan launch|publisher=Aviation Week|date=30 August 2022|access-date=21 July 2024}}

| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi

| Flyadeal | Jeddah,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220515-f3ns22intl|title=flyadeal Expands International Network From June 2022|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=15 May 2022|access-date=30 December 2024|language=en-ca}} Riyadh

| Flydubai | Dubai–International

| Flynas | Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh

| Gulf Air | Bahrain{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-tggfcodeshare|title=THAI / Gulf Air Expands Codeshare Service rom Sep 2024}}

| Iraqi Airways | Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah

|{{nowrap|Jazeera Airways}} | Kuwait City

| Jordan Aviation[https://jordanaviation.jo/home_page.aspx jordanaviation.jo – Book now] retrieved 20 March 2022 | Antalya, Batumi, Cairo, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Moscow–Domodedovo,{{cite news|last1=Tore|first1=Iuliia|title=Jordan Aviation Resumes Flights to Russia from Jordan|url=https://www.rustourismnews.com/jordan-aviation-resumes-flights-to-russia-from-jordan/|access-date=3 July 2024|publisher=Rus Tourism News|date=1 April 2024}} Muscat, Sharjah, Sharm El Sheikh,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=828}} Tbilisi, Trabzon
Seasonal charter: Sarajevo,{{cn|date=February 2025}} Ufa{{cite news|last1=ТРЯСКИНА|first1=Галина|title=Из Уфы в хадж отправились 277 паломников|url=https://resbash.ru/news/obshchestvo/2024-06-05/iz-ufy-na-hadzh-otpravilis-277-palomnikov-3798653|access-date=6 June 2024|work=resbash.ru|publisher=Сетевое издание газеты «Республика Башкортостан» «РесБаш»|date=6 June 2024|language=ru}}

| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City

| Libyan Airlines | Benghazi, Tripoli–Mitiga

| Lufthansa | Frankfurt{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220718-lhaug22eu|title=Lufthansa August 2022 Short-Haul Operation Update - 17JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 July 2022|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}

| {{nowrap|Middle East Airlines}} | Beirut

| Oman Air | Muscat

| Pegasus Airlines | Ankara,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=44-45}}{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/23/pc-esbamm-s16/|title=Pegasus Adds Ankara – Amman Service from late-March 2016|publisher=airlineroute|access-date=23 February 2016}} Antalya,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=45-47}} Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=463-470}} Izmir,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278683/pegasus-expands-middle-east-network-in-s18/|title=Pegasus expands Middle East network in S18|publisher=Routesonline|access-date=2018-05-20}} Trabzon{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283710/pegasus-airlines-expands-middle-east-network-in-2q19/|title=Pegasus Airlines expands Middle East network in 2Q19}}

| Qatar Airways | Doha

| {{nowrap|Royal Jordanian}} | Abu Dhabi,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231227-rjfy24e2|title=Royal Jordanian 2024 Embraer E190/195-E2 Network Overview – 24DEC23}} Aleppo (resumes 6 May 2025),{{cite web |title=Royal Jordanian Resumes Regular Amman – Aleppo Service From May 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250418-rjns25alp |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=18 April 2025}} Algiers, Amsterdam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241105-rjnw24|title=Royal Jordanian NW24 Service Changes – 03NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 November 2024|access-date=5 November 2024|language=en-CA}} Aqaba, Athens, Baghdad, Bahrain, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Basra, Beirut, Benghazi,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230726-rjnw23ben|title=ROYAL JORDANIAN PLANS LIBYA SERVICE RESUMPTION FROM NOV 2023|website=Aeroroutes|date=26 July 2023}} Berlin,{{cite web|title=Royal Jordanian Resumes Berlin Service From Oct 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240513-rjoct24ber|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=13 May 2024}} Brussels,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230320-rjbru|title=Royal Jordanian Plans Brussels Service Resumption in NW23}}{{cite web|url=https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/royal-jordanian-gaat-weer-op-brussel-vliegen|title=Royal Jordanian gaat weer op Brussel vliegen|date=24 March 2023}} Cairo, Casablanca (resumes 27 October 2025),{{cite web|title=Royal Jordanian to Resume Morocco Service in NW25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250120-rjnw25cmn}} Chicago–O'Hare, Damascus,[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/jordan-to-resume-flights-to-syria-on-jan-31-after-13-year-hiatus/3452828 "Jordan to resume flights to Syria on Jan. 31 after 13-year hiatus"] Dammam, Delhi (resumes 16 September 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250109-rjns25in|title=Royal Jordanian Resumes India Service in NS25|work=AeroRoutes|access-date=9 January 2025}} Detroit, Doha, Dubai–International, Düsseldorf,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230116-rjdus|title=Royal Jordanian Adds Dusseldorf Service in late-Sep 2023}} Erbil, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Larnaca, London–Heathrow, London–Stansted,{{cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/royal-jordanian-confirms-manchester-and-stansted-routes|title=Royal Jordanian confirms Manchester and Stansted routes}} Lyon,{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220725-rjoct22mxplys|title=Royal Jordanian Moves Milan/Lyon Addition to Oct 2022}} Madrid, Manchester, Medina, Milan–Malpensa, Montréal–Trudeau, Moscow–Domodedovo,{{cite web|title=Royal Jordanian Resumes Moscow Service From Oct 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240903-rjnw24dme|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=3 September 2024}} Mumbai (resumes 19 June 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250411-rjns25bom|title=Royal Jordanian Moves Mumbai Service Resunption To June 2025|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=11 April 2025|accessdate=15 April 2025}} New York–JFK, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Rome–Fiumicino, Stockholm–Arlanda,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221218-rjns23arn|title=Royal Jordanian Adds Stockholm Regular Service in NS23}} Sulaymaniyah,{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/07/rj-tuu-jul15/|title=Royal Jordanian Adds Tabuk Flight from mid-July 2015|access-date=20 May 2018}} Toronto–Pearson,{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/royal-jordanian-toronto-detroit/|title=Royal Jordanian Adds Toronto, Modifies Detroit|date=7 March 2022}} Tripoli–Mitiga,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231227-rjns24na|title=Royal Jordanian NS24 North Africa network addition|publisher=AeroRoutes|access-date=27 December 2023}} Tunis, Washington–Dulles,{{cite web|title=Royal Jordanian Plans New U.S. Route|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/11/20/royal-jordanian-plans-new-u-s-route/|website=Airlinegeeks|date=20 November 2024}}{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Royal Jordanian Schedules Washington Launch in late-1Q25|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241126-rjns25iad|website=Aeroroutes|date=26 November 2024}} Zürich
Seasonal: Al Ula,{{cite web|url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/alula-boosts-tourism-with-new-direct-flights-from-gulf-air-royal-jordanian-and-saudia/|title=AlUla Boosts Tourism with New Direct Flights from Gulf Air, Royal Jordanian, and Saudia|publisher=Travel & Tour World|date=23 February 2024}} Antalya,{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Royal Jordanian adds Antalya service from May 2020|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288402/royal-jordanian-adds-antalya-service-from-may-2020/|website=Routesonline|access-date=28 December 2019}} Sharm El Sheikh

| Ryanair | Beauvais, Bergamo,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=Amman, Jordan|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=35-37}} Bucharest–Otopeni,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250306-frns25|title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 02MAR25|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=6 March 2025|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Charleroi,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23|title=Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 September 2023|accessdate=30 March 2025|language=en}} Madrid
Seasonal: Bologna, Budapest, Kraków,{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ryanair-resuming-krakow-amman-service-from-late-oct-2024-1263586|title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA}} Marseille, Memmingen, Paphos, Pisa, Poznań,{{cite web|url=https://tenpoznan.pl/poznan-od-jesieni-polecimy-do-jordanii-i-belgii/|title=Poznań: Od jesieni polecimy do Jordanii i Belgii!|publisher=Tenpoznan.pl|date=13 August 2021|access-date=2021-11-21}} Rome–Ciampino, Vienna{{cite news|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296826/ryanair-group-to-operate-nine-new-routes-from-vienna-in-summer-2022/|title=Ryanair Group to operate nine new routes from Vienna in summer 2022|last=Hoffmann|first=Kurt|work=Routes|publisher=Informa plc|location=London|date=30 September 2021}}

| Saudia | Jeddah, Riyadh{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241104-svnw24int|title=Saudia NW24 International Service Changes – 03NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 November 2024|access-date=4 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| SunExpress | Antalya (begins 4 June 2025){{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241029-xqns25|title=SunExpress NS25 Network Additions – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=30 October 2024}}

| TAROM | Bucharest–Otopeni{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221007-ronw22|title=TAROM NW22 Frequency Adjustment – 02OCT22|website=Aeroroutes.com|access-date=2 November 2024}}

| Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly{{cite web|url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2019-12-10-transavia-ouvre-un-paris-jordanie-5216808.html|title=Transavia ouvre un Paris – Jordanie|date=10 December 2019|access-date=2 August 2020}}

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-tknw24inc|title=Turkish Airlines NW24 Intercontinental Network Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}
Seasonal: Antalya,{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271986/turkish-airlines-adds-seasonal-antalya-amman-route-in-s17/|title=Turkish Airlines adds seasonal Antalya – Amman route in S17|publisher=routesonline|access-date=23 March 2017}} Dalaman{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281961/turkish-airlines-adds-dalaman-amman-service-from-june-2019/|title=Turkish Airlines adds Dalaman – Amman service from June 2019|publisher=routesonline|access-date=13 December 2018}}

| Wizz Air | Abu Dhabi,{{cite web|author=minute|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/02/09/Abu-Dhabi-s-Wizz-Air-adds-two-new-flight-routes-to-Aqaba-Amman-in-Jordan|title=Abu Dhabi's Wizz Air adds two new flight routes to Aqaba, Amman in Jordan|publisher=Al Arabiya English|date=9 February 2022|access-date=2022-04-12}} Budapest,{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/296842/wizz-air-to-enter-jordanian-market/|title=Wizz Air To Enter Jordanian Market|website=routesonline.com|date=4 October 2021}} London–Luton,{{cite web|url=https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/amman-added-by-wizz-air-from-luton-airport|title=Amman added by Wizz Air from Luton airport}} Rome–Fiumicino
Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa, Vienna

| Yemenia | Aden, Sana'a

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| Cargolux[https://www.cargolux.com/network-offices/network-offices cargolux.com – Network & Offices] retrieved 13 January 2021 | Luxembourg

| Lufthansa Cargo{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230808-lhc4q2332x|title=Lufthansa Cargo 4Q23 A321 Freighter Short-Haul Additions|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=9 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023}} | Frankfurt

| Royal Jordanian Cargo[https://rj-cargo.com/rj-destinations.html rj-cargo.com – Destinations] retrieved 13 January 2021 | Baghdad, Cairo, Dubai-International, Erbil, Karachi, Maastricht/Aachen

| Saudia Cargo[https://www.saudiacargo.com/NETWORK-FLEET/NETWORK.aspx saudiacargo.com – Network] retrieved 13 January 2021 | Riyadh

| Turkish Cargo[https://www.turkishcargo.com.tr/en/online-services/flight-schedule turkishcargo.com – Flight Schedule] retrieved 13 January 2021 | Istanbul

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In 2023, QAIA became the first airport in the Middle East to achieve Level 3 of the Airport Customer Experience Accreditation (ACEA).{{Cite web|date=2023-01-05|title=QAIA 1st airport in region to achieve Level 3 of Airport Customer Experience Accreditation|url=https://jordantimes.com/news/local/qaia-1st-airport-region-achieve-level-3-airport-customer-experience-accreditation|access-date=2023-01-13|website=The Jordan Times|language=en}}

According to a statement from Airport International Group (AIG), QAIA also became one of eight airports in the Middle East and one of sixty one airports all around the world to have received ACEA.{{Cite web|date=2023-01-05|title=QAIA 1st airport in region to achieve Level 3 of Airport Customer Experience Accreditation|url=https://jordantimes.com/news/local/qaia-1st-airport-region-achieve-level-3-airport-customer-experience-accreditation|access-date=2023-02-11|website=The Jordan Times|language=en}}

The global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Survey for Q1 2014 ranked QAIA first place in 18 different service and facility categories from ten airports across the Middle East. QAIA came in at 13th place from amongst 81 airports worldwide within the group of airports serving 5–15 million passengers and recorded an Overall Satisfaction Score of 4.42 out of a possible 5.0, an improvement compared to its 4.23 score in Q4 2013. Regarding luggage delivery speed, QAIA earned a 4.13 score, up from 3.99 during the previous quarter.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

QAIA received two 2013 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.aci.aero/Airport-Service-Quality/ASQ-Awards/About-the-ASQ-Awards/About-the-ASQ-Awards|title=About the ASQ Awards|publisher=Airports Council International|access-date=8 April 2014}} in February 2014, ranking at first place in the category of "Best Improvement by Region: Middle East" and 5th in the category of "Best Airport by Region: Middle East." The ASQ Awards results were based on the ASQ Survey, an international airport passenger satisfaction benchmark program.{{cite press release|title=1st place for QAIA: Jordan Secures Service Quality Awards for Excellence in Customer Service|url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/1st-place-qaia-jordan-secures-service-quality-awards-excellence-customer-service|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Airport International Group|date=26 February 2014|access-date=4 February 2014}} In the 2014 version of the awards, QAIA again received the "Best Improvement in the Middle East region" award.

In March 2013, QAIA was named one of the world's top 40 public–private partnership PPP projects, receiving Gold recognition as "Best Emerging Market Infrastructure Project for Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa" in Emerging Partnerships.{{cite press release|title=QAIA Receives 'Gold' Recognition as Best Emerging Market Infrastructure Project|url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/qaia-receives-gold-recognition-best-emerging-market-infrastructure-project|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Airport International Group|date=1 April 2013|access-date=4 February 2014}} The winning PPPs, selected from among projects nominated by governments, industry, NGOs, academia and other organizations following a global call for submissions, demonstrated best practices for governments working with the private sector to provide a wide range of public services and to spur economic development in their countries.

In June 2013, QAIA became the second airport in the Middle East to achieve the "Mapping" level of the Airport Carbon Accreditation program run by Airports Council International Europe. The 'Mapping' level recognizes the airport's commitment to determining its carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission sources at its operational boundary, as well as to engaging a third party to verify the airport's annual carbon footprint.{{cite press release|title=QAIA Receives Airport Carbon Accreditation|url=http://www.zawya.com/story/QAIA_Receives_Airport_Carbon_Accreditation-ZAWYA20130627112153/|location=Amman, Jordan|publisher=Zawya|date=27 June 2013|access-date=4 February 2014}}

The airport is connected to Amman by shuttle buses that ply back and forth between Amman and the airport every 30 minutes. An airport taxi service as well as car rental is also available. A shuttle bus is available to transport passengers between the terminal and car park.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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• List of the busiest airports in the Middle East

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