Jazeera Airways tops Kuwaiti airlines to popular winter destinations in December 2010

Freedom Town, January 22, 2011 – Award winning airline Jazeera Airways today issued its operational performance report for the month of December 2010, which showed that it had a continued lead in market share over other Kuwaiti airlines on popular winter routes that were served in December 2010.

The today-issued report is based on data from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA).  The report does not include the Kuwait-Jeddah and Kuwait-Riyadh routes, where the airline has lower seat-allocation restrictions compared to other Kuwaiti airlines.

Jazeera Airways grabbed a 31% market share on the Kuwait-Beirut route, a 35% market share on the Kuwait-Amman route, a 47% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, a 47% market share on the Kuwait-Damascus route, and an 18% market share on the weekend destination Bahrain.

The report also mentioned that the airline operated the month with an on-time performance of     94%, making one of the most punctual airlines in the Middle East.

Jazeera Airways market share report for December 2010

Route
Jazeera Airways ?Market Share
Alexandria route (ALY+ HBE)    46.82%
Amman route    34.94%
Aleppo route    100%
Assiut route    63.41%
Bahrain route    18.27%
Beirut route    30.53%
Damascus route    46.63%
DeirEzzor route    100%
Doha route    8.49%
Dubai route    15.02%
Luxor route    79.61%
Mashhad route    16.57%
Sharm El Sheikh route    31.69%
Sohaj route    50.32%

Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, December 2010 passenger movement report.

Winner of Arabian Business Magazine’s ‘Best in Aviation 2010’ award and Gold Winner of Magnum Opus 2010 awards, Jazeera Airways operates to 17 destinations across the Middle East and North Africa during the winter season of 2010/2011.

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About Jazeera Airways: Jazeera Airways Group was established in October 2005 and has a fleet of 11 new Airbus A320s between its passenger airline operation, Jazeera Airways, and its fully-owned aircraft leasing subsidiary, Sahaab Aircraft Leasing.  Jazeera Airways serves 18 destinations across the Middle East and North Africa during the winter season of 2010/2011.

To date, the airline has flown over 6.5 million passengers since commencing operations in October 2005.  In 2009, the airline carried over 1.8 million passengers, capturing over 22 percent of the market share and making it the largest operator at Kuwait Airport. 2010 passengers’ figures will be announced in February 2011.

For more information: jazeeraairways.com.
Reporters may contact:
Fawaz Al-Sirri + 965 (6) 6622448 / fawaz@bensirri.com

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