Jazeera Airways reports on its June 2013 Operational Performance

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Published July 22nd, 2013 - 08:13 GMT

Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Jazeera Airways today released its June 2013 Operational Performance Report which showed that the airline grabbed leading market shares on routes serving Beirut, Amman, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor, Sohag, Dubai and Bahrain. 

The June report, which presents market share figures based on official statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), showed that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline for the third month in-a-row to serve the Kuwait-Amman route in June 2013, of which it grabbed a 45% market share. The airline also saw a 22% increase in flown passengers in comparison to the same month last year. 

Jazeera Airways also grabbed the leading market share of 45% on the Kuwait-Beirut route, a 16% increase in market share and had a 42% increase in flown passengers on the route in comparison to the same month last year. 

To Dubai and Bahrain, Jazeera Airways grabbed a 16% market share on both routes in June 2013. 

Jazeera Airways saw a 10% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Jeddah route as compared to the same month last year. The airline closed the month with a 20% market share on the route, reflecting an increase of 5% from the same month last year. 

On routes between Kuwait and Egypt, Jazeera Airways was once again the leading airline serving popular tourist and expat destinations of Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor, and Sohag with a 64%, 55%, 73% and 46% market share respectively. The airline saw an increase of 17% in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh route as compared to the same period last year, an 8% increase on the Kuwait-Assiut route, a 12% on the Kuwait-Luxor route, and a 34% increase on the Kuwait-Sohag route. 

The airline also saw a 17% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Cairo route in June 2013 compared to the same month last year, and grabbed a 30% market share on the route, a 4% increase in market share from the same time last year. 

Background Information

Jazeera Airways

Established in April 2004, Jazeera Airways is the first non-government owned airline in the Middle East, continuing to be one of the few Middle East-based private airlines to this day.

Jazeera Airways currently flies to 28 destinations operating a reliable fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft – all fitted with our signature leather seats and two-class cabins. In June 2018 Jazeera was the first airline in the Middle East to introduce the A320neo into its fleet. 

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