Jazeera Airways issues October 2011 operational performance report

#1 airline from Kuwait to Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Damascus, Luxor, Sohag

#1 Kuwaiti airline to Beirut, Amman, Dubai, Istanbul

Report Summary:

  • 97% on-time performance
  • #1 operator between Kuwait and Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor and Sohag
  • #1 operator between Kuwait and Damascus and other Syrian cities
  • #1 Kuwaiti operator between Kuwait and Amman
  • #1 Kuwaiti operator between Kuwait and Beirut
  • #1 Kuwaiti operator between Kuwait and Dubai
  • #1 Kuwaiti operator between Kuwait and Istanbul

Freedom Town, Kuwait, 10 December 2011: Award-winning airline Jazeera Airways, the largest airline serving the Middle East out of Kuwait, today issued its monthly operational performance report for October 2011, which showed that the airline has once again captured a leading market share on most of the routes it operates.

The October 2011 report showed that Jazeera Airways grabbed a leading market share to Alexandria, Assiut, Damascus, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh and Sohag, putting it ahead of all other carriers operating these routes.  The airline was also the leading Kuwaiti operator to the majority of its destinations, including high-demand routes such as Beirut, Amman, Dubai and Istanbul.

The company secured the month-on-month lead in market share since July 2009 thanks to its expanding value offering to customers, great schedules, and operating at high on-time performance of 97% during the month, making the airline one of the most punctual airlines in the Middle East once again.

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

Report highlights: Jazeera Airways market shares for October 2011

Route Jazeera Airways market share Market share of remaining airlines – combined
Alexandria route (ALY + HBE) 35% 65%
Aleppo route 64% 36%
Amman route 32% 68%
Assiut route 55% 45%
Bahrain route 10% 90%
Beirut route 32% 68%
Cairo route 24% 76%
Damascus route 40% 60%
Deir Ezzor route 78% 22%
Dubai route 16% 84%
Istanbul route (IST + SAW) 8% 92%
Luxor route 81% 19%
Mashhad route 24% 76%
Sharm El Sheikh route 63% 37%
Sohag route 35% 65%

Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, October 2011 passenger movement report.