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Petra Airlines

Logo: http://www.petraairline.com, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Jordanian airline

Petra Airlines was an airline based in Amman, Jordan. The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of RUM Group (which also owned now defunct Air Rum), but acquired its first airplane only in October 2010. The name of the company was derived from the rock cut city of Petra, one of the most famous tourist sights in Jordan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1

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JY-PTA A320 Petra Airlines (5949756791) (3)
Photo: Maarten Visser from Capelle aan den IJssel, Nederland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Petra Airlines was an airline based in Amman, Jordan. The company was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of RUM Group (which also owned now defunct Air Rum), but acquired its first airplane only in October 2010. The name of the company was derived from the rock cut city of Petra, one of the most famous tourist sights in Jordan.2

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Destinations

Turkey

Antalya – Antalya Airport

Bodrum – Milas–Bodrum Airport

Dalaman – Dalaman Airport

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – King Abdulaziz International Airport

Medina – Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport

Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh – Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

Hurghada – Hurghada International Airport

Fleet

The Petra Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: (as of January 2015).

From Wikipedia’s article on Petra Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2005Founded Founded1

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