Jazeera Airways Issues Second Quarterly Operational Performance Report
Monday, 16 July 2012
Kuwait, Jazeera Airways today issued its second quarter (Q2) 2012 operational performance. The report marks Jazeera Airways capturing the largest market share between Kuwait and Amman, and between Kuwait and five Egyptian cities: Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Sohag and Luxor.  

The report is based on figures released by Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The airline captured a 38% market share on the Kuwait-Amman, a 31% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, a 60% market share on the Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh route, a 50% market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route, 38% market share on the Kuwait-Sohag route, and a 71% market share on the Kuwait-Luxor route.

The airline’s market share also increased on the Kuwait-Cairo route during Q2 to 27%, with a 28% market share during the month of May alone, an 8% increase from April 2012 and an all-time high since it launched the route in May 2011.

The report also indicated Jazeera Airways has the largest market share for a Kuwaiti carrier between Kuwait and Beirut (32%), Kuwait and Bahrain (13%), and Kuwait and Dubai (16%)..

Report highlights: Jazeera Airways market shares for Q2 2012

Route

Jazeera Airways market share

Market share of remaining airlines - combined

Number of airlines serving route

Al Najaf route

100%

-

1

Alexandria route (ALY + HBE)

31%

69%

6

Amman route

38%

62%

3

Assiut route

50%

50%

3

Bahrain route

13%

87%

5

Beirut route

32%

68%

3

Cairo route

27%

73%

3

Damascus route

49%

51%

2

Dubai route

16%

84%

5

Istanbul route

8%

92%

3

Jeddah route

13%

87%

4

Luxor route

71%

29%

2

Mashhad route

21%

79%

5

Riyadh route

13%

87%

3

Sharm El Sheikh route

60%

40%

2

Sohag route

38%

62%

4

Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, April, May and June 2012,  passenger movement report.



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