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Jordan resuming domestic flights out of largest airport

Jordan is planning to resume domestic flights and international flights next month.
A sign marks directions to the check-in for Royal Jordanian Airlines on March 21, 2017 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. 
Passengers traveling to the United States from 10 airports in eight Muslim-majority countries will be prohibited from bringing laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices on board with them when they fly. The nine airlines affected by the US ban are Royal Jordanian, EgyptAir, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Qatar A

Jordan’s flag carrier airline is resuming weekly domestic flights as the country gears up to also allow international travel following a monthslong grounding of planes. 

Airports including Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, the country’s largest, closed to commercial traffic in mid-March. From today, Royal Jordanian Airlines will run flights between the capital and King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba three times a week. 

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