Jazeera Airways announced Saturday the restart of scheduled flights between Kuwait and Assiut, Egypt, starting Sept. 10 with four weekly flights. The airline had served Assiut from Aug. 2006 until June 2014, when the airport was closed for renovation. In addition to flights to Assiut, Jazeera Airways also operates scheduled flights between Kuwait and five other Egyptian cities, including Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh and Sohag.
Bookings can be made through the jazeeraairways.com portal or the airline's native mobile app (iOS and Android), and in Kuwait, through the call center on 177. The airline will serve Assiut International Airport with four flights a week until Oct. 3, 2015, and then with three flights a week.
In 2015, Jazeera Airways serves from Kuwait 16 popular destinations in the Middle East, including high-demand business, leisure, family, and weekend destinations such as Dubai, Bahrain, Beirut, Alexandria, Amman, Istanbul, Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor, Assiut, Sohag, Mashhad, Jeddah, Riyadh and Cairo. Jazeera Airways operates eight fully owned Airbus A320s with two class cabins comprising a Business Class and an Economy Class. Business Class travelers get both an upgraded experience and exclusivity, starting with exclusive check-in lines, business lounge access, up to 60 kilograms in free baggage allowance, and an exclusive on-board cabin. The airline's Economy Class offers travelers free baggage allowance of 40 kilograms and free on-board meals with a changing menu every month. — SG
