August 2013 highlights:
21% increase in flown passengers from August 2012
Kuwait-Beirut route: 56% increase in flown passengers
Kuwait-Amman route: 54% increase in flown passengers
Kuwait-Bahrain route: 24% increase in flown passengers
Kuwait-Dubai route: 55% increase in flown passengers
Kuwait-Riyadh route: 6% increase in flown passengers from August 2012
Kuwait-Istanbul route: 33% increase in flown passengers
Kuwait-Mashhad route: 62% increase in flown passengers from August 2012
Market share leader to Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor and Sohag

Freedom Town, Kuwait, September 24, 2013: Jazeera Airways today released its August 2013 Operational Performance Report, which shows a 21% increase in the airline’s flown passengers from August of last year.

The August 2013 report, which is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), shows that the increase was supported by the rise in flown passengers on 11 routes which serve the cities of Dubai, Bahrain, Beirut, Amman, Riyadh, Istanbul, Mashhad and Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor, Assiut and Sohag.

On the Kuwait-Dubai route, Jazeera Airways saw a 55% increase in flown passengers from August last year. The airline grabbed a 14% market share on the route in August 2013.

The report also shows a 24% increase in the airline’s flown passengers between Kuwait and Bahrain, and grabbed a 10% market share, a 2% increase in market share from August last year.

On routes serving Beirut and Amman, Jazeera Airways saw a 56% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Beirut route, and a 54% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Amman route from August last year. The airline was the leading airline serving the Kuwait-Beirut route with a 40% market share, and grabbed a 36% market share on the Kuwait-Amman route.

Jazeera Airways also saw a 33% increase in flown passengers on the route between the popular touristic destination of Istanbul and Kuwait in August 2013.

Jazeera Airways’ flown passengers on the Kuwait-Riyadh route increased by 6%, as it grabbed a 13% market share. Its market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route was 16% in August 2013.

The report also shows that the airline was once again the leading airline serving the Egyptian cities of Sharm El Sheikh with a 65% market share, Luxor with a 76% market share, Assiut with a 53% market share and Sohag with a 45% market share.

Flown passengers on these routes increased from August last year, with a 50% increase on the Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh route, a 28% on the Kuwait-Luxor route, a 36% on the Kuwait-Assiut route, and a 32% on the Kuwait-Sohag route.

For the rest of its Egyptian routes, Jazeera Airways grabbed a 25% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, and a 22% share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route.

As for the Kuwait-Mashhad route, the airline’s flown passengers increased by 62% from August last year.

The report also showed that Jazeera Airways led in on-time performance (OTP) against all other airlines in the Middle East during the month of August 2013 with a performance of 97%, as ranked by the independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.