OCTOBER 30TH, 2013

Jazeera Airways reports September 2013 Operational Performance

Ranked #1 for on-time performance in the Middle East during September 2013 by FlightStats

September 2013 highlights:
Kuwait-Dubai route: 13% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
Kuwait-Beirut route: 11% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
Kuwait-Amman route: 11% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
Kuwait-Riyadh route: 5% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
Market share leader to Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor and Sohag

Freedom Town, Kuwait, October 30, 2013: Jazeera Airways released today its September 2013 Operational Performance Report, which shows that the airline led in on-time performance (OTP) against all other airlines in the Middle East during the month of September 2013 with a performance of 95%, as ranked by the independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.

The September 2013 report, which is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), also shows an increase in flown passengers from September of last year to the popular destinations of Dubai, Beirut, Amman and Riyadh.

On the Kuwait-Dubai route, Jazeera Airways saw 13% increase in flown passengers from September last year. The airline grabbed a 15% market share on the route in September 2013.

The report also shows that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline serving the Kuwait-Amman route during the month with a 40% market share. The airline’s flown passengers increased by 11% from September 2012.

Jazeera Airways saw 11% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Beirut route in September, compared to the same month last year. The airline grabbed a 38% market share on the route in September 2013.

Flown passengers on the Kuwait-Riyadh route increased by 5%, as the airline grabbed a 12% market share. Its market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route was 16% in September 2013.

The report also shows that the airline was again the leading airline serving the Egyptian cities of Sharm El Sheikh with a 64% market share, Luxor with a 74% market share, Assiut with a 51% market share and Sohag with a 42% market share.

For the rest of its Egyptian routes, Jazeera Airways grabbed a 25% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, and a 19% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route.