Jazeera Airways tops Kuwaiti airlines in November 2010

Freedom Town, January 4, 2011 – Award winning airline Jazeera Airways today issued its operational performance report for the month of November 2010, which showed that it has once again continued to capture a leading market share among Kuwaiti airlines on the majority of routes it served in November 2010, with the exception of the Kuwait-Jeddah and Kuwait-Riyadh routes, where it has lower seat-allocation restrictions compared to other Kuwaiti airlines.

The today-issued report is based on data from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Jazeera Airways continued to be the airline with largest market share on highly competitive routes in the Middle East, including the Kuwait-Beirut route with a 28% market share, the Kuwait-Amman route with a 34% market share, the Kuwait-Alexandria route with a 49% market share, and the Kuwait-Damascus route with a 41% market share.

The report also showed that Jazeera Airways was the largest Kuwaiti operator on business and weekend destinations as well, capturing a 16% market share on the Kuwait-Dubai route, and 20% market share on the Kuwait-Bahrain route.

Jazeera Airways market share report for November 2010

Route Jazeera Airways Market Share
Kuwait-Alexandria (ALY+ HBE) 49%
Kuwait-Amman 34%
Kuwait-Aleppo 100%
Kuwait-Assiut 63%
Kuwait-Bahrain 20%
Kuwait-Beirut 28%
Kuwait-Damascus 41%
Kuwait-Deir Ezzor 100%
Kuwait-Doha 12%
Kuwait-Dubai 16%
Kuwait-Istanbul (SAW+IST) 13%
Kuwait-Luxor 78%
Kuwait-Mashhad 15%
Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh 43%

Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, November 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 17 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.