Jazeera Airways Reports Latest Operational Performance

Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's leading low-cost airline, operating regionally and internationally, today reported its operational performance for the month of August 2019, announcing an 85% on-time performance with a high aircraft utilization of 14.38 hours. The airline served over 263,800 passengers during the summer month, up 22% from August 2018, and operated 1,918 flights to 28 airports.

The airline also revealed its performance in the first two weeks of September, registering an on-time performance of 94%.

Commenting on the airline’s performance, Jazeera Airways CEO, Rohit Ramachandran, said: “A high on-time performance is easily reached when an airline has a low utilization of aircraft. However, at Jazeera Airways, we are proud to have delivered a strong punctuality while operating our aircraft at high efficiency levels. We have also added an additional gate at T5 to successfully manage our increased number in passengers.”

Jazeera Airways prepares to start flying to London on October 27, 2019, serving the British capital in new A320neo aircraft with daily flights. Landing at London Gatwick Airport South Terminal, bookings on the route opened on August 6 and have received great response to date.

The airline will also take delivery of three new Airbus A320neo aircraft in Q4 2019, bringing up the number of aircraft in its fleet to 13.