Amman, Royal Jordanian signed with PayPal an agreement providing the airlines' customers flying to and from Jordan the option to purchase tickets online by using PayPal for payment. This service covers online tickets purchases in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia and North America.

Amer Hadidi Royal Jordanian's president and chief executive officer said: “Our customers really value the convenience Royal Jordanian provides on its Internet booking engine. We look forward to enhancing our IBE services on the RJ website, therefore we partnered with PayPal as part of our strategy to offer the best ticketing experience for our customers, thus giving them more payment options.

“As e-commerce grows in the region, we want to be able to offer the best solutions, to make it even easier and safer to make purchases online, and this is the expertise PayPal provides.”

Elias Ghanem, managing director at PayPal Middle East & North Africa said: “Royal Jordanian is a premium airline committed to offering quality service to its customers throughout the travel process, from making a booking until getting on board the aircraft. PayPal is delighted to play its part in making this process even smoother and more secure.

“The service allows people to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing. With more than 128 million active accounts in 190 markets and 25 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global commerce.”