Royal Jordanian crew bus involved in New York road accident
Airline says it is monitoring the incident involving crew of flight RJ8261
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Dubai: A transport bus carrying Royal Jordanian Airlines crew members was involved in a road accident in New York early on Tuesday, the airline said.
The bus was transporting crew members of Flight RJ8261 from John F. Kennedy International Airport to their accommodation when the accident took place on June 30, 2026.
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Royal Jordanian said details of the accident were still emerging at the time of its statement.
The airline said it was closely monitoring developments in coordination with the relevant authorities.
No further details were immediately provided on the condition of the crew members or the circumstances of the road accident.
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Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, where she spends her days unpacking money, markets, aviation, and the big shifts shaping life in the Gulf. Before returning to Gulf News, she launched Finance Middle East, complete with a podcast and video series.
Her reporting has taken her from breaking spot news to long-form features and high-profile interviews. Nivetha has interviewed Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu, IMF’s Jihad Azour, and a long list of CEOs, regulators, and founders who are reshaping the region’s economy.
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