RJ aircraft diverted for technical reason

Press release

Published December 17th, 2014 - 05:42 GMT

Al Bawaba

Royal Jordanian diverted today one of its planes flying from Chicago to Amman (RJ 264), landing at London Heathrow Airport to verify the authenticity of an engine indication.

Executive Assistant to the RJ president/Media and Corporate Communications Basel Kilani said that the captain’s decision to divert and land at the nearest airport was taken as a precaution, as the company is keen to preserve the safety of passengers and aircraft.

He added that a maintenance inspection was carried out at Heathrow Airport and the technical issue was tackled in a short period of time.

Kilani said that the aircraft, which landed at Heathrow Airport at 14:30 Jordan local time, resumed its flight to Amman after a three-hour delay in London. The reason for the delay was the difficulty to find a departure slot to take off for Amman

Kilani stressed that the safety of passengers is a top priority for RJ, in spite of the high cost incurred because of diversions. The airline diverts its flights due to reasons related to passengers’ health, technical or weather conditions.

Background Information

Royal Jordanian Airlines

Royal Jordanian's role as Jordan's national carrier and has been established since 1963. Today, under the invaluable guidance and directives of His Majesty King Abdullah II, the airline carries out its mission, while continuously modernizing and upgrading its services, renewing its fleet and expanding its route network and operations.

Royal Jordanian operates flights from Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan. Its fleet covers a network of 60 destinations on four continents.