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Royal Jordanian (RJ, Amman Queen Alia) will divert some flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Maastricht in July in response to the airport’s call to airlines to reduce capacity to relieve congestion at the embattled Dutch airport.

Pending the availability of slots at Maastricht, flights affected are those on July 13, 20, and 27, Sales & Marketing Executive Philip Jabroer told Dutch media. Travellers arriving at Maastricht will be transported to Schipol by bus, if needed.

Royal Jordanian already flies cargo to Maastricht.

The airline was not immediately available for comment.

Staffing shortages in Amsterdam, the UK, and Canada have caused bottlenecks in recent weeks, seeing Schipol cancel 30% of traffic amid soaring travel demand.

Oman Air to join Oneworld in 2024

Oman Air (WY, Muscat) has been approved as a member designate of Oneworld and will join the alliance in 2024 once it completes its integration with other partner carriers.

The Omani flag carrier will become the third Middle Eastern member of Oneworld, following Qatar Airways, which is Oman Air's sponsor, and Royal Jordanian. Oman Air announced plans to join the alliance in September 2021.

Oman Air currently has codeshare agreements with four members of Oneworld (Malaysia Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Royal Jordanian) and expects to complete its integration with all other members by 2024. In line with its strategy of growing through partnerships, the airline is also forging closer ties with SalamAir, a low-cost carrier which is also majority owned by the government of Oman but operates independently of the flag carrier.

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