Amman: A Wizz Air plane carrying 184 tourists from Budapest landed at Queen Alia International Airport on Saturday, marking the airline's resumption of flights to Jordan with two weekly services on the route. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Imad Hijazin stated that the return of low-cost carriers such as Wizz Air is a strategic step to boost Jordan's competitiveness on the global tourism map, attracting more European visitors at affordable prices and positively impacting the wider economy.

According to Jordan News Agency, Hijazin emphasized that the airline's return underscores Jordan's position as a promising tourism destination and broadens travel options to and from the kingdom. Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) Director-General Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat noted that the board is intensifying its promotional and marketing efforts to leverage the resumption of flights, ensuring that increased tourism benefits destinations across the country.

He further mentioned that Wizz Air's decision is part of its 2025/2026 winter schedule. From November 1 to March 31, 2026, the airline will operate three weekly flights from London to Amman, two weekly from Vienna, and two from Milan, in addition to maintaining the Budapest route with two flights a week. Wizz Air launched its first service to Jordan on December 15, 2021, and since then, over 443,000 passengers have traveled to the kingdom on the airline's routes.