AMMAN — Russia’s conflict in Ukraine is negatively affecting the already difficult
situation of the aviation sector, according to several chief executive officers
of national airlines, with ticket prices expected to double in light of the
global increase in fuel prices.
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Fly Jordan CEO Amjad Maslamani told Jordan News that the aviation and tourism sectors are usually among the first to be
affected by external factors, including wars and epidemics.
“We are already affected by the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic, and we cannot bear any further losses. The Russian conflict
in Ukraine will increase the burden on workers in these two sectors, which will
incur great losses,” he said.
The number of Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the
region is not negligible, Maslamani said, adding that “we hope that this crisis
will be solved with minimal losses, so as not to lose them”.
If the conflict continues, he said, “fuel prices are
expected to soar even higher and this will be significantly reflected on ticket
prices; it will lead to an increase in tickets prices by 30-40 percent, and
maybe more”.
Jordan Aviation CEO Zuhair Al-Khashman told Jordan
News that the effects of Russia’s conflict in Ukraine began to appear two
weeks ago, “as international oil prices began to rise like crazy”.
Khashman also believes that ticket prices will rise
to almost double, “which will lead to people’s reluctance to travel, which will
negatively affect workers in the tourism sector and lead to the deterioration
of the aviation sector”.
RJ CEO Samer Majali said the Russo-Ukrainian
conflict has led to an increase in the prices of oil derivatives, reiterating
that “this will be reflected in the prices of airline tickets later”.
Majali, who participated in the activities of the
ninth Arab Aviation Summit, was quoted by local media outlets as saying that
the decision by Europe and the Middle East, to ease travel restrictions and do
away with pandemic-related procedures was a positive step for the sector.
However, the events that ensued cannot bode well for
air travel.
Following the Russian invasion, however, Ukraine
closed its airspace, and some commercial airlines including Lufthansa and Air
France, suspended flights to Ukraine, earlier this week as tensions escalated.
Countries including the United States and the United Kingdom
have advised their citizens to leave Ukraine.
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