Royal Jordanian’s Big Bet on India & Levant feat. Karim Makhlouf (CCO, Royal Jordanian Airlines)

<p>In Episode 76 of <em>The Indian AvGeek</em>, host Vishal Mehra sits down with Karim Makhlouf, CCO of Royal Jordanian Airlines, for a deep dive in global aviation strategy. </p><p><br></p><p>Karim shares commercial insights from his 27-year career, pioneering €19 fare drops at Germanwings, navigating mid-sized flag carrier challenges at Malév Hungary, and launching premium startups like SaudiGulf. </p><p><br></p><p>He breaks down Royal Jordanian’s roadmap to 52 aircraft by 2032, the performance of the Mumbai and Delhi routes, GTF engine insulation tactics, and turning empty seats into high-yield tourism via the <em>ExplorJordan</em> platform.</p><p><br></p><p>The Indian AvGeek streams on all podcast apps.</p><p><br></p><p>Vishal Mehra - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/vishal1mehra" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠@vis⁠hal1mehra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><br></p><p><br></p><p>#RoyalJordanian #ExploRJordan#Aviation #AviationPodcast #AirlineStrategy #MiddleEastAviation #NetworkPlanning #RevenueManagement #IndianAviation </p>