Summary United Airlines has further extended the suspension of Amman flights. A three times weekly service is due to return on October 28. In the year to May 2024, the carrier carried 58,000 Amman passengers and filled 85% of seats.
United Airlines flights from Washington Dulles to Amman, Jordan, began in May 2022. However, due to the subsequent Israel-Palestine war and, at times, its wider escalation, Flightradar24 shows that the Star Alliance carrier has not served Amman since the end of July 2024. United's schedule update over the weekend disclosed that the route will not resume until October 28 —if it is not pushed back again.
Will it be like Tel Aviv, with all United flights removed for the foreseeable future ? This depends on activity close to the Jordanian border or wider area and any safety, security, insurance, or demand changes. The route has existed for nearly three years. Introducing flights to Amman The Jordanian capital has long had North American flights by Royal Jordanian and—believe it or not—Delta Air Lines.
The latter operated from New York JFK to Amman between 2008 and 2011. According to the US Department of Transportation T-100 data, it only filled 73% of seats. United announced its first Amman flights in October 2021.
It was when other 'innovative' destinations, enabled by the pandemic, were added, such as Bergen (started in 2022, but flights have since ended ), Palma (2022), Ponta Delgada (2022), and Tenerife South (2022). United launched flights .