Najaf, Iraq Award winning Jazeera Airways Group today launched non-stop flights between Kuwait and the Iraqi city of Najaf with a frequency of two flights a week, marking the first Kuwaiti airline to introduce scheduled passenger to the Iraqi city in over 22 years. 

The new service is a consequence of discussions between the governments of Kuwait and Iraq during the last few months, highlighted the official visit by The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to the Arab Summit in Baghdad earlier this month, and an official visit by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to Kuwait last month.

To mark the launch, the airline held a reception at Najaf Al Ashraf International Airport attended by the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq Mr. Ali Al Moumen, HE the Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Bahr al-Ulum, senior members from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), Jazeera Airways Chairman Marwan Boodai, and press from Kuwait and Iraq.  

Jazeera Airways Group Chairman Marwan Boodai said: “The launch of flights to Najaf is both a milestone for Jazeera Airways and an important development for the transport sector between the two countries. We thank the Kuwaiti Government and Kuwait’s DGCA for their support over the last few months, and we thank our Iraqi partners for being gracious hosts.”

The airline operates business and economy class routes across the Middle East including Dubai, Beirut, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Jeddah, Bahrain, and other high-demand destinations. 

Source: Jazeera Airways