Kuwait's Jazeera Airways has announced that it operated 1,200 flights via several airports in Saudi Arabia, carrying 132,000 passengers and 300 tons of food, since the start of the temporary closure of Kuwaiti airspace amid the current circumstances in Kuwait and the region.
The airline's CEO, Barathan Pasupathi, explained that Jazeera Airways received strong support that helped facilitate passenger movement, noting that 8,400 bus movements were recorded from Kuwait to Al Qaisumah and Dammam airports in Saudi Arabia, with the support of Kuwaiti and Saudi transport companies, according to a post on the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) page on Facebook.
Pasupathi added that the airline was able to carry passengers holding different types of visas, with the support of the authorities in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, explaining that the airline pays extremely high insurance premiums for each flight, which has affected ticket prices, along with fuel costs rising to more than double what they were before the current situation.
He noted that the airline has begun laying the groundwork for charter flights in Saudi Arabia, stressing that the Saudi market is one of the largest aviation markets in the region, with 29 airports, while Jazeera Airways currently operates at 4 airports, a number set to rise to 6 airports during the summer season.
For his part, Jazeera Airways' Head of Government Affairs, Nasser Al-Obaid, explained that the airline carried more than 300 tons of food products, including meat and perishable goods, stressing that all steps were carried out with the highest levels of professionalism and in accordance with the regulations and laws in force in Kuwait.
Al-Obaid noted that maintenance work at Terminal T5 has been completed in preparation for receiving passengers as soon as the airspace reopens and the green light is obtained from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, stressing the airline's full commitment to the requirements and instructions issued by the Directorate and the relevant authorities.
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