Jazeera Airways

  IATA Code: J9 | ICAO Code: JZR | Callsign JAZEERA

Jazeera Airways
PO Box 29288
Safat, Kuwait
Tel: +965 2433 3304
Fax: +965 2433 9432
www.jazeerairways.com

Ownership: Public stock company traded on Kuwait Stock Exchange. (for details please see below)




Jazeera Airways commenced operations on 30 October 2005 with a fleet of brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, all leather seats, flying to various destinations in the Middle East. Jazeera Airways K.S.C  is a low-fare airline with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait. It operates scheduled services to the Middle East and Europe. Its main base is Kuwait International Airport. The airline has grown since its launch to become Kuwait's second national airline Jazeera Airways is one of the largest operators at Kuwait airport, having handled a quarter of all aircraft movements and passengers at the airport during July 2009. According to the July 2009 report issued by Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation's, Jazeera Airways had the largest number of aircraft movement in the month with 1834 take-offs and landings, over-passing the second largest carrier in aircraft movement by 4%.

Jazeera Airways raised its capital of KD 10 million (USD 35 million) through an initial public offering in Kuwait that was oversubscribed 12 times. The capital was increased to KD 20 million (USD 70 million) in 4Q 2007 by a second offering to existing shareholders. In May 2009, a share distribution of 10% effectively increased the capital to KD 22 million (USD 77 million).

About 26% of the airline is owned by two companies affiliated with the Boodai Group: Wings Finance (9%) and Boodai Projects (17%). 6-7% is also held by Jasem M. al-Musa Trading, a company owned by a former Minister of Public Works in the first Kuwaiti government established after the end of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. About 17.5% is held by two real estate companies, and the rest is publicly held. NB see Kuwait Stock Exchange report (in arabic)

Dubai Civil Aviation Authority ( GCAA) revoked Jazeera's hub in Dubai during the second quarter of 2009, as a move in support of Dubai's upcoming launch of its own low-cost airline, FlyDubai.  The move was deemed unprofitable for Jazeera Airways as the Kuwait hub suffered from overcapacity. Jazeera Airways was forced to cancel flights, routes, phase out and cancel placed orders on aircraft.

Jazeera Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:
  • 6 x A320-200 (engines: CFM56-5B)

An additional 4 x A320-200 on order.

Mar17
Jazeera Airways Secures Approval to Operate to Al Najaf Following Kuwait-Iraq Bilateral Talks
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Kuwait, following the bilateral discussions between the governments of Kuwait and Iraq, Jazeera Airways announced today it secured rights to operate Kuwait-Al Najaf route with plans to launch the route within the next six months. Read More
Mar11
Jazeera Airways Launches Online Check-in
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Freedom Town, Kuwait, Jazeera Airways today launched a new online service enabling the airline's passengers to check-in as early as twenty four hours from any browser based online device, print the boarding pass and proceed to the immigration counter. Read More
Mar6
Jazeera Airways Group Announce Record Net Profit of KD10.6 Million (US$ 38 Million) for 2011 Financial Year
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Freedom Town, Kuwait - Jazeera Airways Group today announced its financial results for full year 2011, reporting a record KD10.6 million (US$ 38 million) in net profit for the year with an earnings per share of 0.048 fils, a record KD57.8 million (US$ 207.690 Million) in revenue for the year, up 36% from last year, and a record KD14.9 million (US$ 53.54 million) in operating profit for the year. Read More
Mar3
Jazeera Airways Takes Delivery of Another Airbus A320 Aircraft
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Freedom Town, Kuwait, Jazeera Airways Group today announced it has received a new Airbus A320 aircraft from the manufacturer’s A320 facility in Hamburg, Germany. The company has taken delivery of 12 Airbus A320s since 2005 from a total order of 15 aircraft of the same type. Read More
Feb6
Jazeera Airways Release 2011 Operational Performance Figures
Monday, February 6, 2012
Freedom Town, Kuwait, Jazeera Airways, today issued its full-year 2011 operational performance report, which reveals the airline carried 1.2 million passengers between Kuwait and 17  destinations in the Middle East. The 2011 report started the airline operated at on-time performance of 95% during the year. Read More
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