There are several airports servicing Amman, including Queen Alia International Airport and Marka Airport. Queen Alia International Airport is the main airport in Jordan and is located around 30minutes from the city centre. Marka Airport only handles domestic and nearby international airlines.
Among the airlines offering flights to Amman are Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airlines, KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines, BMI, Korean Air, Etihad Airways and Qantas Airlines.
Airlines with flights from Amman, Jordan, to other destinations include Aero Lloyd, Aeroflot-Cargo, Air France, Air Ukraine, Algiers Air, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cyprus Airways, Egyptair, El Al, Emirates, Garuda Indonesia, Gulf Air, Jat Airways, KLM, Kuwait Airways, MEAL, Olympic, Pakistan International, Palestinian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Sudan Airways, TAROM-Romanian, Tunisair, Turkish Air and Yemenia.
Like other cities in Jordan, Amman is relatively small. Despite its size, however, it offers visitors an amazing combination of old and new.
Even though the city exhibits modern-day prosperity, evidence of its more ancient past is to be found in every corner.
The downtown area of Amman is much older and more traditional and is home to smaller businesses, featuring everything from breathtaking jewellery to everyday household items. Meanwhile, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, smart restaurants, art galleries and boutiques sit side by side with traditional coffee shops and tiny artisans’ workshops in the commercial centre of the city.
Amman has a wide range of hotels to choose from. Among the four and five-star rated are the Amman Marriott Hotel, Holiday Inn Hotel and Acacia Suites. The Holy Land Hotel, Concord Hotel and Gulf Suite Hotel are among the two and three-star hotels.
Popular restaurants in the city, which serve Asian food, include Benihana, Peking and Shanghai, while Abu Jbara, Al Awatar and Al Waha offer Arabic menus.
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