The 2018 Air Journey Around the World

Our inaugural uniformed flight has us flying to our first stop in the Middle East - we are Aqaba, Jordan, bound. We will all channel our inner Indiana Jones as we set out to visit the lost city of Petra; the backdrop in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Wheels up from Athens, Greece. Crossing over Egypt Aqaba, Jordan, below and Eilat, Israel to the left. You are not allowed to enter Israeli air space when flying to Jordan - we were well briefed on this. On the approach into Aqaba Landing in the Middle East gets 2 thumbs up! JP Jets FBO took great care of us with a nice modern facility. In no time we were off to our hotel. The Kempinski Aqaba Red Sea will be our home for the next 2 nights. Located right on the Red Sea, it took only minutes after our arrival to find members of our group down at the beach for a Red Sea swim! The 104' degree temperatures helped as well! Surprisingly, the water was much chillier than expected. Our visit to