Originally Posted by
Dannyboy39
Surprised with Aqaba, although I suppose they’re trying to fill the Petra tourist market. They couldn’t get Amman to work a few years ago, which is a regional hub and has a far bigger market. Big fuel burn with potentially not a huge amount of yield.
It's only 1x per week on a Saturday, so different market to Amman. I would have thought there would be a subsidy for flying there - and possibly a commitment from a tour operator to help fill the aircraft.