April 2014 highlights:
- Kuwait-Istanbul route: 76% increase in flown passengers from April 2013
- Kuwait-Jeddah route: 36% increase in flown passengers from April 2013
- Kuwait-Bahrain route: 19% increase in flown passengers from April 2013
- Kuwait-Alexandria route: 21% increase in flown passengers from April 2013
- Kuwait-Cairo route: 10% increase in flown passengers from April 2013
- Kuwait-Mashhad route: 11% increase in flown passengers from April 2013
Freedom Town, Kuwait, June 14, 2014: Jazeera Airways released its April 2014 Operational Performance Report today, which shows an increase in flown passengers on routes serving Istanbul, Jeddah, Bahrain, Alexandria, Cairo and Mashhad, and an on-time performance of 92.59%.
Jazeera Airways issues its Operational Performance Report on both a monthly and annual basis. The Report is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA). On-time performance is reported based on results by independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.
The airline continues to lead with a 33% market share on the Kuwait-Amman route for the eighth month in-a-row against three other carriers serving the route.
Jazeera Airways also saw a 76% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Istanbul route from April 2013, and grabbed a 7% market share on the route.
Flown passengers on the Kuwait-Jeddah route increased in April 2014 by 36% from April 2013, and by 19% on the Kuwait-Bahrain route. The airline grabbed a 17% market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route and a 10% market share on the Kuwait-Bahrain route.
Jazeera Airways serves six cities in Egypt. The airline led on the route serving Luxor with a 70% market share, and grabbed a 24% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, an 18% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, a 42% market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route, and a 47% market share on the Kuwait-Sohag route. Flights to the seasonal destination of Sharm El Sheikh resumed in May 2014.
Flown passengers on the route serving Cairo increased by 10% from April 2013, and flown passengers on the route serving Alexandria increased by 21% from April 2013.
The airline saw an 11% increase in flow passengers on the Kuwait-Mashhad route compared to April 2013, and grabbed a 21% market share during April 2014.
The April 2014 report also shows that Jazeera Airways grabbed a 29% market share on the Kuwait-Beirut route, a 12% market share on the Kuwait-Dubai route, a 5% market share on the Kuwait-Riyadh route, and a 39% market share on the Kuwait-Al Najaf route.
Jazeera Airways’ market share figures for the month of April 2014
| Route | Jazeera Airways market share – April 2014 | Number of airlines serving route in April 2014 |
| Al Najaf route | 39% | 3 |
| Alexandria route | 18% | 6 |
| Amman route | 33% | 4 |
| Assiut route | 44% | 2 |
| Bahrain route | 10% | 4 |
| Beirut route | 29% | 3 |
| Cairo route | 24% | 3 |
| Dubai route | 12% | 4 |
| Istanbul route | 7% | 3 |
| Jeddah route | 14% | 4 |
| Luxor route | 70% | 2 |
| Mashhad route | 21% | 7 |
| Riyadh route | 5% | 4 |
| Sohag route | 47% | 4 |