List of airlines of Kuwait

This is a list of airlines currently operating in Kuwait.

Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic indicate secondary hubs, while those with regular font indicate focus cities.

Airline Arabic Name Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs Notes
Kuwait Airways الخطوط الجوية الكويتية KU KAC KUWAITI Kuwait International Airport
Jazeera Airways طيران الجزيرة J9 JZR JAZEERA Kuwait International Airport
  • The airline commenced operations in 2004.[3]
  • The airline is Kuwait's second national airline after Kuwait Airways.[4]
  • The airline is the Middle East's first fully privately owned airline.
Wataniya Airways الخطوط الوطنية الكويتية Q9 WAN WATANIYA Kuwait International Airport
  • The airline commenced operations in January 2009,[5] only to have ceased all operations in 2011 because of financial difficulties.[6] The airline re-commenced its operations in July 2017.[7]
  • The airline earned second place among Middle Eastern carriers in Staff Service Excellence in the 2010 edition of the annual Skytrax Survey.[8]
  • The airline ceased all operations since the third of September, 2018.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". www.kuwaitairways.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Kuwait Airways implements new ticketing system | IT & Distribution content from ATWOnline". 2017-05-19. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Kuwaiti airline starts flights to Baku". AzerNews.az. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Jazeera Airways | Book Our Flights Online & Save | Low-Fares, Offers & More". www.alternativeairlines.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  5. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Wataniya Airways begins operation 24JAN09". Routesonline. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Kuwait's Wataniya Airways ceases operations". Flightglobal.com. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Kuwait's Wataniya Airways to resume operations on Tuesday: KUNA". Reuters. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  8. ↑ "Wataniya Airways - Home > About Us> Newsroom". 2010-11-30. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
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