- Ranked #1 for on-time performance in the Middle East during September 2013 by FlightStats
September 2013 highlights:
- Kuwait-Dubai route: 13% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
- Kuwait-Beirut route: 11% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
- Kuwait-Amman route: 11% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
- Kuwait-Riyadh route: 5% increase in flown passengers from September 2012
- Market share leader to Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor and Sohag
Freedom Town, Kuwait, October 26, 2013: Jazeera Airways released today its September 2013 Operational Performance Report, which shows that the airline led in on-time performance (OTP) against all other airlines in the Middle East during the month of September 2013 with a performance of 95%, as ranked by the independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats.
The September 2013 report, which is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), also shows an increase in flown passengers from September of last year to the popular destinations of Dubai, Beirut, Amman and Riyadh.
On the Kuwait-Dubai route, Jazeera Airways saw 13% increase in flown passengers from September last year. The airline grabbed a 15% market share on the route in September 2013.
The report also shows that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline serving the Kuwait-Amman route during the month with a 40% market share. The airline’s flown passengers increased by 11% from September 2012.
Jazeera Airways saw 11% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Beirut route in September, compared to the same month last year. The airline grabbed a 38% market share on the route in September 2013.
Flown passengers on the Kuwait-Riyadh route increased by 5%, as the airline grabbed a 12% market share. Its market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route was 16% in September 2013.
The report also shows that the airline was again the leading airline serving the Egyptian cities of Sharm El Sheikh with a 64% market share, Luxor with a 74% market share, Assiut with a 51% market share and Sohag with a 42% market share.
For the rest of its Egyptian routes, Jazeera Airways grabbed a 25% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, and a 19% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route.
Jazeera Airways market share figures for the month of September 2013
| Route | Jazeera Airways market share – September 2013 | Number of airlines serving route in September 2013 |
| Al Najaf route | 83% | 2 |
| Alexandria route | 19% | 6 |
| Amman route | 40% | 4 |
| Assiut route | 51% | 2 |
| Bahrain route | 10% | 4 |
| Beirut route | 38% | 3 |
| Cairo route | 25% | 3 |
| Dubai route | 15% | 4 |
| Istanbul route | 6% | 3 |
| Jeddah route | 16% | 5 |
| Luxor route | 74% | 2 |
| Mashhad route | 17% | 7 |
| Riyadh route | 12% | 3 |
| Sharm El Sheikh route | 64% | 3 |
| Sohag route | 42% | 4 |
Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, September 2013 Passengers Movement Report.