AMMAN: Jordan resumed regular international flights on Tuesday after being suspended for nearly six months because of the Covid-19 epidemic, officials said.
Queen Alia International Airport would initially handle six flights a day before expanding to ensure airport authorities can enforce strict social distancing and other health rules.
The government had repeatedly postponed reopening Jordan’s main airport, a regional hub which normally handles around nine million passengers annually, over fears that travellers could bring about an increase in infections.
The airport, however, was open for repatriation flights arranged for citizens in the Gulf and Europe and also for foreigners resident in Jordan who want to leave.
Entering Jordan
Passengers entering Jordan would need proof of a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of travel, alongside a compulsory test on arrival, officials said.
The rules would include a minimum of one week of self-isolation to a maximum two weeks of quarantine for foreign travellers, depending on the severity of the pandemic in the countries they travel from.