Jazeera Airways reports October 2013 Operational Performance

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

October 2013 highlights:

  • 5% increase in flown passengers from October 2012
  • Kuwait-Beirut route: 47% increase in flown passengers from October 2012
  • Kuwait-Amman route: 38% increase in flown passengers from October 2012
  • Kuwait-Bahrain route: 17% increase in flown passengers from October 2012
  • Kuwait-Dubai route: 4% increase in flown passengers from October 2012

Freedom Town, Kuwait, December 08, 2013: Jazeera Airways released its October 2013 Operational Performance Report today, which showed that the airline led in on-time performance (OTP) against all other airlines in the Middle East during the month of October 2013, with a performance of 94.55%, as ranked by the independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.

The October 2013 report, which is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), also shows a 5% increase in total flown passengers from October last year driven by an increase in flown passengers to the popular destinations of Dubai, Beirut, Amman and Bahrain.

Jazeera Airways saw a 47% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Beirut route in October, compared to the same month last year. The airline grabbed a 40% market share on the route in October 2013.

The report also shows that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline serving the Kuwait-Amman route during that month with a 41% market share. The airline’s flown passengers increased by 38% from October 2012.

On the Kuwait-Dubai route, Jazeera Airways saw a 4% increase in flown passengers from October last year. The airline grabbed a 13% market share on the route in October 2013.

Flown passengers on the Kuwait-Bahrain route increased by 17%, as the airline grabbed a 12% market share.

The report also shows that Jazeera Airways was again the leading airline serving the Egyptian cities of Sharm El Sheikh with a 45% market share, Luxor with a 71% market share, and Sohag with a 42% market share.

For the rest of its Egyptian routes, Jazeera Airways grabbed a 24% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, a 17% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, and a 48% market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route.

On routes serving KSA, Jazeera Airways grabbed a 13% market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route, a 5% increase from its market share in October 2012. The airline grabbed an 11% market share on the Kuwait-Riyadh route.

Jazeera Airways market share figures for the month of October 2013

Route Jazeera Airways market share – October 2013 Number of airlines serving route in October 2013
Al Najaf route 76% 2
Alexandria route 17% 6
Amman route 41% 4
Assiut route 48% 2
Bahrain route 12% 4
Beirut route 40% 3
Cairo route 24% 3
Dubai route 13% 4
Istanbul route 4% 2
Jeddah route 13% 4
Luxor route 71% 2
Mashhad route 11% 8
Riyadh route 11% 3
Sharm El Sheikh route 45% 3
Sohag route 42% 4

Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, October 2013 Passengers Movement Report.