The first privately owned airline in the Middle East, Jazeera Airways, intends to start operating in two more Saudi cities. It is currently building connections with Abha, Hail, Jeddah, and Dammam.
According to Jazeera, flights to Hail will start on July 21 and those to Abha on July 17. With a dedicated check-in area, speedy immigration, and close proximity to gates, terminal 5 (T5) at Kuwait International Airport is owned and operated by Jazeera Airways to improve customers’ travel experience. With a stable fleet of ‘Airbus A320’ and ‘A320neo’ planes, Jazeera Airways serves more than 50 locations. In June 2018, Jazeera’s airline added the ‘A320neo’ to its fleet for the first time in the Middle East.
Flights to Hail
Jazeera Airways is planning to launch its flight on July 21 in Hail, a city in North Western Saudi Arabia. It is a well-liked destination on the pilgrimage to Makkah. The city of Hail is renowned for hosting international events, such as the ‘Hail International Rally’, where rally vehicles, quads, and motorbikes race through Hail, Baqaa, Al Ghazalah, and the town of Umm Al Qulban. It also offers ‘The Desert Festival’, which honors the local culture.
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Flights to Abha
Jazeera Airways is planning to launch its flight on July 17 in Abha, a city near the Red Sea coast. It serves as the Aseer region’s culturally vibrant capital and a fantastic starting point for trips throughout this hilly region of Arabia. The city has many attractions to explore, including the ‘Abha Dam Lake’ and the ‘Abha Palace Theme Park’, as well as the former mud-walled ‘Shada Palace’, which is now renovated as a museum. One can also shop in the thriving traditional markets of Abha and Khamis Mushait.
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“We are very excited to be expanding our footprint in Saudi to offer our customers more routes to the kingdom, providing access to new tourism sites and commercial centres as we now offer over 80 flights a week into KSA”, said the CEO of Jazeera Airways, Rohit Ramchandran.
On Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, flight no. J9-21 will depart from Kuwait at 12:20 pm and arrive in Hail at 1:30 pm. On the return trip, flight no. J9-22 will leave Hail at 2:30 pm and land in Kuwait at 3:40 pm.
According to Jazeera, flight no. J9-237 will depart from Kuwait on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 8:05 am and arrive at Abha Airport at 10:15 am. The return flight, J9-238, will depart from Abha at 11:15 am and land in Kuwait at 1:15 am.
