Royal Jordanian Airlines

✅ Verified Review | London Heathrow to Basra via Amman. My bag has been lost in transit between Jordan and Iraq. I started my journey to Iraq on Friday, only to find the flight to Iraq from Jordan had been cancelled, and was only informed on arrival at the airport. On arriving in Jordan I was put into the Transit Hotel, but prior to leaving I requested my bags to be given to me, but staff refused to give them to me, so I went to the hotel with no clean clothes or toiletries at all, but was expected to stay there for the period of 36 hours, due to the cancellation. I was questioned on arrival at the hotel about my British Citizenship, as if it was a crime and wasn't right for me to have the passport, as they thought I was an Iraqi. They shuffled me like cattle along with all the other Iraqis, talking to them like animals. This behaviour should not be happening. On arrival in Basrah nearly 36 hours later, one of my bags had gone missing. The whole journey and episode with Royal Jordanian has been a complete nigh mare. Later I went to Royal Jordanian office to report the loss. All details were taken but so far (7 days later) there has been no sight of my luggage. On checking in at Heathrow, I was over the baggage allowance and so I was charged a further £80, which in reality is pointless as that was for the extra weight in my luggage, but the luggage has gone missing? Additional to that, RJ's baggage personnel in Jordan, wanted me to pay more money for the extra baggage, requesting me to pay cash to them on the spot, but on producing the receipt for the money I paid in London, the baggage person got stroppy and angry towards me, he was then told by one of his work colleagues I didn't need to pay more. I keep contacting the Royal Jordanian office in the UK, Amman and Basra, but there is no interest from them at all, they just don't seem to care. From the Basra office, I have heard that my bag has been found, but the Jordanians in Amman are refusing to forward it on. How can you use such services when they do this to you, beyond me. More irritating, this is not the first time this has happened. Both my husband and I have travelled before with Royal Jordanian and both times an item of ours has been lost. I will not be flying with Royal Jordanian again, as I have had my got my fill with their poor and unprofessional service.

✅ Verified Review | New York JFK to Amman with Royal Jordanian. Bad experience. Cheap meals and no snacks or drinks offered in between. The entertainment was also poor - low quality and little variety. Hospitality is so so and it takes forever to get a flight attendant to respond and of course no smiles. No WiFi by the way, not even for money.

✅ Verified Review | We were doing Umrah and were flying from Vienna to Jeddah via Amman and from Medina via Amman back to Vienna. The Airbus offered 32" legspace in economy class which was very comfortable and the In-seat personal TV offered a huge entertainment programm. Food was delicious and you could choose between three different meals.

✅ Verified Review | Basra to London via Amman with Royal Jordanian Airlines. In 35 years of frequent travel, my most recent trip (and first experience with RJ) becomes my #1 worst of the worst experiences. 6-Jul-16 06:30 hrs (scheduled departure 08:45 hrs) - we went to check in at RJ counter in Basra and they advised us (8 of us from several different companies), that we were booked on 8-Jul. - After first saying our travel agents made the change, they finally admitted RJ made the change the night before, with no notice to our respective travel agents - then said no seats available, then said only economy, finally at 09:30 hrs (flight was delayed for 1 hr) they booked us on our original seats! - why, because of the delay, we would miss our onward connections to London, and they would rather us stay for 2 more days in Basra than try to get us home! - flight departs +/- 09:45 hrs and arrives Amman about 11:50 hrs - in Ammam, we are unable to make our 12:00 hrs connection, RJ did not hold the plane and they refused to consider any other options than to rebook flights to 1 day later. 7-Jul-16 scheduled departure of 12:00 hrs is announced to be delayed to 12:30 hrs. We board the plane and wait until 13:15hrs for passengers arriving from a delayed flight - finally depart about 13:30 hrs local time, arrive LHR and disembark at 16:45 hrs local time. I run to my next connection and get to the BA gate at 16:55 hrs, just as boarding is announced for a 17:15 hrs departure, only to be told by BA that the boarding pass I was issued in Amman was no longer valid, and that RJ had transferred the ticket to Air Canada departing at 10:10 hrs 8-Jul-16. BA unable to get access to the ticket, so unable allow me to board the flight - RJ did not advise me nor had anyone meet me at the gate to advise me that a change was made. - I run back to the Terminal 3 RJ airline transit desk only to be greeted with a 'closed' sign - BA desk was able to phone RJ and I was instructed to go through immigration and meet a representative at Zone F for my hotel and onward flight booking - because RJ couldn't be bothered to greet me at the arrival gate, and it took me some time to track them down, I had missed the next connecting AC flights at 18:00 hrs and 18:40 hrs (via Calgary) RJ was a complete cluster job from the moment we first tried checking in at Basra, with no customer service, and no sense of passenger ownership, I now sit in a transit hotel at Heathrow, and a 22 hr journey has turned into 60+ hr journey.

Flew Royal Jordanian Airlines, 2 May, Amman - Chicago on RJ263 - Crown Class in 787. Dedicated check-in area for Crown Class passengers which is really nice. Completely separated from the main check-in area with personalized service for a quick check-in and baggage check. Also - they have an immigration point after check-in that is exclusive to Crown class so it's very fast. The lounge upstairs is very nice - great food selection and drinks. Boarding was delayed a bit but that is typical in the middle east. Friendly welcome and shown to our seats. Given a welcome drink and menus for the flight. Smooth take-off and served a nice lunch course by course. I love that - makes me feel like the old days of flying. And you can get as much as you want. In-flight entertainment isn't the best - that is where RJ can approve - but was ok in between naps. The crew shines - taking pictures of me and my travel partner, asking about how we enjoyed the flight. Landed on-time and just took a bit of time to get our bags- but overall excellent flight. Always have enjoyed my Royal Jordanian flights

✅ Verified Review | Flew from Kuala Lumpur to Amman with Royal Jordanian Airlines. No smile, no greeting, no acknowledgement from the flight crew upon boarding. Earphones were thrown to the passenger, literally if they were asleep, other airlines would have the courtesy to at least stuff it in the seat pocket. The flight crew had limited English command? Phrases like "What you want", "seat up", "NO" in harsh tones is just unacceptable. During distribution of meals, food was given to us without asking what options we wanted, my partner does not eat beef and a beef tray was just left and the staff member simply moved on. During the 9 hour flight I did not see staff complete a water run through the Y cabin. All these little gestures go a long way for passengers that are trapped especially in the middle seat.

April 20, Chicago O'Hare to Tel Aviv via Amman (RJ264) in Crown Class with Royal Jordanian Airlines. Check-in was friendly and bags tagged to TLV. Lounge access is the Air France/KLM lounge which had plenty of food and drinks. Boarding was typical for middle east flights - a mess. Turkish Airlines 773 next to us in a small boarding area so passengers were getting confused which line to get in. There were maybe 20 people in wheelchairs that boarded first after a 30 minute delay. Then Crown class and frequent fliers. Greeted at the aircraft door and walked to our seats - very comfortable lay-flat seats that would end up being perfect for the 11.5 hour flight. Welcomed by flight attendants with water/juice, headphones, menu and amenity kits. Smooth take off and service began promptly. Meals served from a cart so it really makes you feel special and like the old days of flying. You can have as much food as you want, served with a smile. AVOD was ok - this is where RJ disappoints. Not a lot of selection for movies or TV shows. If they add to this the product will be flawless. Lay-flat bed allowed for 6 hours of sleep which was great. Nice pre-arrival meal served and survey forms passed out. Our main attendant helped my mom learn some Arabic and was so friendly - taking pics for us together. Landed 30 minutes late but had 3.5 hours to connect. Transit is easy at AMM and we were in the Crown Lounge in minutes. Lots of food and drinks in the lounge - and then see the TLV flight is late. Boarded from a bus an hour late to the A320 plane. Economy full but Crown had 5 passengers and 1 RJ security man. Drinks served on the ground but nothing from take off to landing. It was a 27 minute flight so not a big deal. Landed and bags off in 30 minutes. Overall a great flight - delays seem common on RJ but would fly them as my choice to the middle east.

✅ Verified Review | As a frequent traveller in the Middle East I have the privilege to enjoy various Gulf carriers, which in most cases offer amazing service and safety experiences. Living in Amman I often have no other choice but to fly with Royal Jordanian. An experience that I mostly regret because of the unacceptable inflight smoking practices. I have very little else to remark about Royal Jordanian which I consider a reliable and responsible carrier, other than the smoking practices. As a non-smoker I am particular sensitive to the unpleasant smell of cigarettes. Even worse when I am trapped on an RJ flight, like in my most recent flight experience RJ610, 17/04/2016 from Amman to Dubai. It is sad that passengers are advised by law to adhere to the strictly enforced non smoking rules - except the ignorance of the flight deck, where officers allow themselves to rise above international regulations. Fact is that smoking is not permitted in the cabin and lavatories. If I discount the presence of an unknown smoking passenger hidden in an overhead compartment, the only two remaining options are: an air freshener with distinct cigarette scent or a quick cigarette behind the cockpit door? I would love to know what the Airline Regulations and Standard Operating Procedures regarding smoking at the Cockpit are?

Flew Royal Jordanian Airlines from Amman to Hong Kong via Bangkok. Hardware: The seats are lie-flat that is the same model found on United's 787 and 767 BusinessFirst in a 2-2-2 layout. They are upholstered in beige colored leather. A plush pillow and duvet were provided on each seat and a Black "Aigner" branded amenity kit was given out to each passenger along with printed menus. The IFE is touch-screen with hi-def screens but average offering of international movies/TV programs. Software: The first segment from AMM to BKK were staffed by Jordanian crew, the crew proactively go around the cabin and greeted each passengers by name, they were very attentive and very polite. Upon boarding, the crew offered each passenger a small cup of Arabic Coffee as a pre-departure drink. BKK to HKG was staffed by Thai crew led by a Jordanian purser. The crew on this leg does not appear they want to be there at all. During meal service, I was told that my first choice of meal (Curry) was not available despite there were only six passengers in the business class cabin of which one was the flight engineer, one was the security guard, two were travel agents traveling on industry discounted tickets and I was one of only two who were fare paying passengers. Instead of offering the meal choices to the fare paying passengers first, the crew decided that the flight engineer and security guard were more important as they were served the curry. Asked to speak to the purser and he gave me an excuse that the meal choices were first come first serve. Apparently seat 1A was not close enough for the crew to ask first. I was also told by the purser that oneworld Emerald status does not mean anything to their airline and that he does not care if passengers bring their businesses elsewhere. Very surly and arrogant way to speak to a frequent flyer passenger traveling in premium cabin. Also no apology whatsoever was given for the 45 minutes delay in arrival. Information from the flight deck was very limited.

I booked this flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok via Amman return for its suitable departure time in Bangkok but mainly for its competitive price. For a budget airline, it was fine. Yes, there were delays. Yes the check-in took a long time. And yes the flight attendants were not so professional and smooth as with more upmarket airlines. But they compensated this with friendliness. The A320 was old, somewhat worn-out, but empty. The 787 was new but full. The fellow travelers matched the budget price point but were not too annoying. Since I was not expecting very much from the on-board meals, they were fine.