Jazeera Airways maintains growth momentum
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Jazeera Airways recently revealed its January 2013 Operational Performance Report which showed that the airline carried increasing passengers on key routes that include Amman, Beirut, Bahrain, Assiut, Dubai, Jeddah, Luxor, and Sohag. The monthly reports are based on official statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The airline witnessed a 39% market share on the Kuwait-Amman route, a 6.4% increase in market share from January 2012, and witnessed a 27.5% increase in passengers during the month, compared to January 2012. On routes serving Egyptian cities, Jazeera Airways was the leading airline on the Kuwait-Assiut route with a 63% market share, on the Kuwait-Luxor route with a 72% market share, and on the Kuwait-Sohag route with a 50% market share. The airline’s market share increased by 17.6% from January 2012 on the Kuwait-Assiut route, by 1.9% from January 2012 on the Kuwait-Luxor route, and by 15.4% from January 2012 on the Kuwait-Sohag route.
Passengers on routes serving Assiut, Luxor and Sohag increased by 42.1%, 27.4% and 33.9% respectively from January 2012. The airline was also the leading Kuwaiti airline on routes serving high demand cities of Beirut with a 39% market share, Bahrain with an 11% market share, Dubai with a 17% market share, and Alexandria with a 21% market share.
Passengers also increased on routes serving Beirut, Bahrain and Dubai. Passengers on the Kuwait-Beirut route increased by 6.8% from January 2012, while passengers on the Kuwait-Bahrain and Kuwait-Dubai routes increased by 17.3% and 8.3% respectively from January 2012.