Jazeera Airways reports April 2014 operational performance

Jazeera Airways released its April 2014 Operational Performance Report today, which shows an increase in flown passengers on routes serving Istanbul, Jeddah, Bahrain, Alexandria, Cairo and Mashhad, and an on-time performance of 92.59%. 

Jazeera Airways issues its Operational Performance Report on both a monthly and annual basis. The Report is based on official figures and statistics from Kuwait’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA). On-time performance is reported based on results by independent US-based OTP tracker, FlightStats. 

The airline continues to lead with a 33% market share on the Kuwait-Amman route for the eighth month in-a-row against three other carriers serving the route. 

Jazeera Airways also saw a 76% increase in flown passengers on the Kuwait-Istanbul route from April 2013, and grabbed a 7% market share on the route. 

Flown passengers on the Kuwait-Jeddah route increased in April 2014 by 36% from April 2013, and by 19% on the Kuwait-Bahrain route. The airline grabbed a 17% market share on the Kuwait-Jeddah route and a 10% market share on the Kuwait-Bahrain route. 

Jazeera Airways serves six cities in Egypt. The airline led on the route serving Luxor with a 70% market share, and grabbed a 24% market share on the Kuwait-Cairo route, an 18% market share on the Kuwait-Alexandria route, a 42% market share on the Kuwait-Assiut route, and a 47% market share on the Kuwait-Sohag route. Flights to the seasonal destination of Sharm El Sheikh resumed in May 2014. 

Flown passengers on the route serving Cairo increased by 10% from April 2013, and flown passengers on the route serving Alexandria increased by 21% from April 2013. 

The airline saw an 11% increase in flow passengers on the Kuwait-Mashhad route compared to April 2013, and grabbed a 21% market share during April 2014. 

The April 2014 report also shows that Jazeera Airways grabbed a 29% market share on the Kuwait-Beirut route, a 12% market share on the Kuwait-Dubai route, a 5% market share on the Kuwait-Riyadh route, and a 39% market share on the Kuwait-Al Najaf route.