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JORDAN's second national carrier, Jordan Aviation (JATE), made Bahrain its second destination in the Gulf for scheduled flights last night.
The low-cost carrier will operate two flights a week between Aqaba and Bahrain.
A high-level team from JATE headed by chief executive Mohammed Al Khashman arrived in Bahrain on the first flight.
They were welcomed at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) by Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) Assistant Under-Secretary for Aviation Services Ahmed Nemat Ali and other senior CAA officials.
In his welcome address, Mr Ali conveyed the greetings of Transportation Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa to Jordan's aviation authorities.
He thanked Jordan Aviation for choosing Bahrain as their second destination in the Gulf.
"We are confident that the new service will further strengthen the friendly ties between Bahrain and Jordan," said Mr Ali.
JATE, established in 1998 as a charter operator, started scheduled commercial operations in June this year with flights to Dubai and the Egyptian cities of Alexandria, Assiut, Barcelona and Madrid.
It will now operate two flights to Bahrain on Thursdays and Saturdays.
The route will be Aqaba-Dubai-Bahrain-Aqaba on Thursdays and Aqaba- Bahrain-Dubai-Aqaba on Saturdays.
JATE's fleet of eight planes includes the Airbus 310 and Boeing 737.
On the Bahrain sector, it will operate the Boeing 737 as an all-economy flight with a capacity of 148 passengers.
"We are proud to operate to Bahrain from Jordan's tourism and free zone city of Aqaba," said Mr Al Khashman.
"We are grateful to the support we have received from Shaikh Ali and the CAA team.
"The new service will enhance the tourism and investment ties between our two countries."
JATE has become one of the world's leading budget airlines in terms of profit novelty, reputation and operational excellence, Mr Al Khashman claimed.
It aims to market charters and serve the tourism industry in Jordan, the Middle East, Africa and Europe by offering "the best value for money and a safe, reliable operation", he said.
The airline operates charters to Alexandria, Assiut and Sharm El Sheik, all in Egypt; Baghdad, Iraq; Damascus, Syria; Barcelona and Madrid, Spain; Paris, France; Sarajevo, Bosnia; and Varna, Bulgaria.
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