Royal Jordanian’s latest route to the United States has just been announced, and it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
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Royal Jordanian adds Amman to Dallas route
As of May 10, 2026, Royal Jordanian will be launching 4x weekly nonstop flights between Amman (AMM) and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). The flight will operate with the following schedule on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays:
RJ291 Amman to Dallas departing 10:40AM arriving 5:05PM
RJ292 Dallas to Amman departing 10:55PM arriving 8:00PM (+1 day)
The 7,036-mile flight is blocked at 14hr25min westbound and 13hr5min eastbound, so this will be the oneworld carrier’s longest route. Royal Jordanian will use a Boeing 787-8 for the service, featuring 270 seats. This includes 24 business class seats and 246 economy class seats.
Keep in mind the carrier’s 787-8 business class is quite underwhelming, as it’s in a 2-2-2 configuration, and there’s no Wi-Fi. The airline will soon start operating 787-9s featuring a new business class product, but this route is launching with the 787-8. Hopefully those planes are also retrofitted at some point.
How Dallas fits into Royal Jordanian’s route network
Royal Jordanian’s current destinations in North America include Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTW), Montreal (YUL), New York (JFK), Toronto (YYZ), and Washington (IAD).
We’ve been expecting this route announcement. In 2023, Royal Jordanian announced its impressive fleet renewal and expansion plans. Not only is the airline replacing many of its existing aircraft, but the fleet size is also growing considerably. This order consists of Airbus A320neos, Boeing 787-9s, and Embraer E190-E2s.
In late 2024, the carrier outlined its long haul growth aspirations, and Dallas was announced as the next destination. We know that Miami (MIA) is expected to be the next airport in the United States, followed by Los Angeles (LAX).
Currently Royal Jordanian’s long haul fleet is comprised of just seven Boeing 787-8s. While the airline plans to continue flying those, it also has six Boeing 787-9s on order. That will basically double the carrier’s wide body capacity, given that the 787-9s are larger than the 787-8s.
Dallas is hardly surprising as Royal Jordanian’s next destination. The region has a huge population, including plenty of people with ties to the Middle East and beyond. Furthermore, given that Royal Jordanian is in the oneworld alliance, this route will offer tons of connectivity, as Dallas is home to American’s biggest hub. For those looking to travel to the western part of the United States on Royal Jordanian, this flight will be the best link.
Bottom line
As of May 2026, Royal Jordanian plans to launch 4x weekly flights between Amman and Dallas Fort Worth. The airline revealed last year that it intended to launch this route, so it’s hardly surprising to see this become a reality.
This is a logical destination for Royal Jordanian to expand to, given that the airline is in the oneworld alliance, and American has its biggest hub there. Now I’m looking forward to the next planned destination in the United States, which is my home airport, of Miami!
What do you make of Royal Jordanian launching Dallas Fort Worth flights?
Royal Jordanian is fine except for charging for showers at their hub lounge. Thought I was being messed with when the guy asked for money when I went to shower during a layover!
The J soft product is pretty good. The J hard product isn’t really competitive. The greatest insult is having to pay to use the showers at their hub business class lounge
Mannn their coffee service is good tho <3
I will forever associate RJ with the traumatic flight experience you shared a few years ago.
Dear Lucky,
United’s 787-8 business class is also quite underwhelming, as it’s in a 2-2-2 config.
But UA’s business is booming, especially SFO MNL SFO (twice daily!)
All of United’s 787s have the Polaris product. The only UA widebodies without direct aisle access in business class are the high-density 777-200s, used exclusively on domestic services.
Dallas has a huge Muslim community and if timings are right, the flights should easily be able to be filled up with patrons going to Umrah in KSA
Another embarrassment for AA.
They should really be the ones flying this.
Long overdue. But I predict that it will be successful thanks to its oneworld ties.