Ah yes ....the Arabian Airpass. One could be forgiven for thinking that it is not real, but merely the stuff of myth & legend.

My one & only experience of using the AA brings a wry smile of amusement when I look back - although I didn't find the process especially funny at the time.

When I wanted to book some flights a couple of years or so ago (coincidentally also to Amman) I called EK support - as instructed on the website.


ME : "Hi there, I'd like to take advantage of the Arabian Airpass scheme please "

EK : "Arabian Airpass ...? What's that ? "

ME : "It enables Emirates passengers travelling international longhaul to book regional flights within the Middle East at special rates."

EK : "Really ? And where did you hear about this ? "

ME : "er ....from your website."

EK : "oh, best book from the website then."

ME : "Actually I wish I could. But that's not possible. Which is why I'm calling you."


And the rest, as they say, is history........

I did eventually get my flights booked, but hadn't planned on the need for me to run a staff training programme in order to do so.