KUWAIT, Jazeera Airways today released its May 2013 operational performance report showing a 7 percent increase in number of flown passengers from the same month last year. 

The figures reflect a passenger increase on routes serving Dubai, Beirut, Amman, Jeddah, Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut and Sohag. The May report, is derived from the Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) figures.

Jazeera Airways captured a 50 percent of the market share of Kuwait-Amman route in May 2013, and a 38 percent increase in flown passengers in comparison to the same month last year.

The Kuwait based airline had a 19 percent increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Dubai route in comparison to the same month last year and has 15 percent market share in May 2013 on the route. 
 
On the Kuwait-Beirut route, the airline has a 42 percent market share, an 11 percent increase in market share from the same month last year and a 31 percent increase in flown passengers in comparison to the same month last year.

On routes serving destinations in Saudi Arabia, Jazeera Airways saw a 49 percent increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Jeddah route as compared to the same month last year. 

The airline closed the month with a 19 percent market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route, an increase of 6 percent from the same month last year. 

As for the Kuwait-Riyadh route, the airline’s second route in Saudi Arabia, the airline, a 2 percent increase in market share from the same month last year, with a 13 percent market share.

On routes between Kuwait and Egypt, Jazeera Airways was once again the leading airline serving popular tourist and expat destinations of Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor, and Sohag with a 55 percent, 54 percent, 70 percent and 44 percent market share respectively. 

The airline saw an increase of 19 percent in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh route as compared to the same period last year, a 22 percent increase on the Kuwait-Assiut route, and a 12 percent increase on the Kuwait-Sohag route. 

The airline also saw a 6 percent increase in passengers on the Kuwait-Cairo route in May 2013 compared to same month last year,and a 26 percent market share on the route. 

The report also reveals Jazeera Airways has a 57 percent increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Istanbul route during the month of May 2013 as compared to the same month last year.

Jazeera Airways market share figures for the month of May 2013
Al Najaf route: 83 percent (market share), 2 (airlines serving the route).
Alexandria route: 17 percent (market share), 5 (airlines serving the route).
Amman route: 50 percent (market share), 3 (airlines serving the route).
Assiut route: 54 percent (market share), 2 (airlines serving the route).
Bahrain route 12 percent (market share), 5 (airlines serving the route).
Beirut route: 42 percent (market share), 3 (airlines serving the route).
Cairo route: 26 percent (market share), 3 (airlines serving the route).
Dubai route: 15 percent (market share), 4 (airlines serving the route).
Istanbul route 6 percent (market share), 2 (airlines serving the route).
Jeddah route: 19 percent (market share), 5 (airlines serving the route).
Luxor route: 70 percent (market share), 2 (airlines serving the route).
Mashhad route: 18 percent (market share), 5 (airlines serving the route).
Riyadh route 13 percent (market share), 3 (airlines serving the route).
Sharm El Sheikh route: 55 percent (market share), 3 (airlines serving the route).
Sohag route: 44 percent (market share), 3 (airlines serving the route).

Source: Kuwait Directorate General for Civil Aviation, May 2013 passengers movement report.