Royal Jordanian has inaugurated flights between Amman and the Belgian capital, Brussels on April 1st, after being suspended for six years for commercial reasons.

RJ President/CEO Samer Majali said Brussels is one of the first cities RJ flew to, as a direct route, in 1974. He added that studies of the market indicated that it is feasible to reconnect Jordan and Belgium.

Majali said that re-operating this route comes in light of the open skies policy signed by the two countries in July last year, which grants them the 3rd and 4th freedom rights to operate between Amman and Brussels directly and with unlimited frequencies.

RJ will serve this route twice weekly, on Saturdays and Wednesdays, and will use the Airbus A319s, recently added to its fleet. Two of the Airbus A319 aircraft provide mobile OnAir services, enabling RJ passengers to stay connected while in flight, using mobile phones to make and receive calls, exchange text and multimedia messages. The service also allows passengers to send e-mails and access Internet through smartphones or any other mobile phone equipped with the GPRS service.