Royal Jordanian Airlines has starting serving Manchester airport within days of beginning a new route to Stansted.
The Amman flights to the northwest hub are running three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using Airbus A319 aircraft.
The connection to the Jordanian capital is Royal Jordanian’s longest European flight, taking around five hours and forty five minutes.
Chief commercial officer Karim Makhlouf said: “Our new route to Manchester will make it easier than ever for tourists from UK to discover Jordan’s incredible wonders.
“Promoting and driving tourism to the Kingdom is a key focus of our new corporate strategy – as is our emphasis on further developing Amman as the primary gateway to the Levant by offering improved connectivity to our broader network.”