Royal Jordanian, the national airline of the kingdom, has recorded the on-time performance of its aircraft, at departure and landing, at 90 per cent during August, against 84 per cent during the same month in 2009.

“The airline was able to improve the on-time performance of its scheduled flights despite the increase in the number of passengers, flights and flight hours,” said Hussein Dabbas, RJ president and CEO.

He pointed out that the company transported about 300,000 passengers in August, compared to 285,000 passengers in the same month of last year, which represents a rise of 4.3 per cent.

Dabbas added: “The seat factor also increased last month by almost half a point, from 74.1 per cent to 73.7 per cent in the comparison period, while the number of flights increased from 3,265 in 2009 to 3,435 this August, marking a 5.2 per cent increase.”

He pointed out that Royal Jordanian operates more than 110 daily scheduled flights to its destinations to 58 international cities.

The increase in the number of flights also meant an increase in flying hours of the 30 aircraft in RJ fleet, he said. The total flight hours grew to 9,983 from 9,766 during the comparison period, marking a growth rate of 2.2 per cent.

“Royal Jordanian continues, during the current year, to score high records in the number of passengers carried month after month; the company carried more than 330,000 passenger in July 2010,” Dabbas said.

The growth of the airline’s operational results is a reflection of outstanding services it provides its passengers, in addition to the facilities provided on board and at the airport, like e-transactions: issuing e-tickets, boarding passes, and self-check at Queen Alia International Airport, concluded Dabbas. – TradeArabia News Service