Jazeera Airways, a leading airline serving the Middle East out of Kuwait, carried 1.2 million passengers between Kuwait and 17 leisure and business destinations in the region during 2011.

The 2011 report showed that the airline operated at a high on-time performance of 95 per cent during the year, making it once again one of the most punctual airlines in the Middle East.

The report, based on data from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), also showed that Jazeera Airways was the leading airline on the Alexandria, Luxor, Aleppo, Assiut, Sharm El Sheikh, Sohag, Deir Ezzor and Damascus routes.

Jazeera Airways captured the largest market share on routes operated between Kuwait and five Egyptian cities, grabbing a 38 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, a 61 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route, an 83 per cent on the Kuwait-Luxor route, a 50 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Sharm El Sheikh route, and 37 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Sohaj route.

The airline also claimed an 18 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, which was launched in May.

Jazeera Airways also captured the largest market share to Syrian destinations served with a 47 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Damascus route, a 76 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Aleppo route, and a 90 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Deir Ezzor route.

The report also showed that the airline was also the leading Kuwaiti airline on routes between Kuwait and Beirut, Amman, Mashhad, Bahrain and Dubai.

Jazeera Airways grabbed a 33 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Amman route, a 35 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Beirut route, a 17 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Bahrain route, and a 16 per cent market share on the Kuwait-Dubai route. – TradeArabia News Service