Kuwait, Jazeera Airways today issued its January 2013 operational performance report which showed that the airline has carried increasing number of passengers on key routes that include the destinations of Amman, Beirut, Bahrain, Assiut, Dubai, Jeddah, Luxor, and Sohag.
The monthly report, which presents market share figures based on official statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), also showed that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline serving popular expats destinations of Amman, Assiut, Luxor, and Sohag.
Jazeera Airways has 39 percentage market share on the Kuwait-Amman route, a 6.4 percentage increase in market share from January 2012, and witnessed a 27.5 percentage increase in passengers during the month, compared to January 2012.
On routes serving Egyptian cities, Jazeera Airways has 63 percentage market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route, on the Kuwait-Luxor route a 72 percentage market share, and on the Kuwait-Sohag route a 50 percentage market share. The airline’s market share increased by 17.6 percentage from January 2012 on the Kuwait-Assiut route, by 1.9 percentage from January 2012 on the Kuwait-Luxor route, and by 15.4 percentage from January 2012 on the Kuwait-Sohag route.
Passengers on routes serving Assiut, Luxor and Sohag increased by 42.1 percentage, 27.4 percentage and 33.9 percentage respectively from January 2012.
The Kuwait based carrier on routes serving high demand cities of Beirut captured a 39 percentage market share, Bahrain an 11 percentage market share, Dubai with a 17 percentage market share, and Alexandria with a 21 percentage market share.
Passengers also increased on routes serving Beirut, Bahrain and Dubai. Passengers on the Kuwait-Beirut route increased by 6.8 percentage from January 2012, while passengers on the Kuwait-Bahrain and Kuwait-Dubai routes increased by 17.3 percentage and 8.3 percentage respectively from January 2012.
On the Kuwait-Jeddah route, Jazeera Airways’ market share increased by 2.3 percentage from January 2012 to a 17 percentage market share in January 2013, accompanied by a 17.9 percentage increase in passengers compared to January 2012.
Jazeera Airways Market Share Figures for January 2013
| Route | Jazeera Airways market share | Number of airlines serving route |
| Al Najaf route | 100% | 1 |
| Alexandria route | 21% | 5 |
| Amman route | 39% | 3 |
| Assiut route | 63% | 2 |
| Bahrain route | 11% | 5 |
| Beirut route | 39% | 3 |
| Cairo route | 24% | 3 |
| Dubai route | 17% | 4 |
| Jeddah route | 17% | 5 |
| Luxor route | 72% | 2 |
| Mashhad route | 18% | 5 |
| Riyadh route | 10% | 3 |
| Sohag route | 50% | 3 |