After the successful launch of its first service to Hyderabad, India , Kuwait’s leading low cost airline Jazeera Airways is all set to expand its presence in India with more service to Kochi and Ahmedabad. Jazeera Airways will now fly to Ahmedabad and Kochi starting January 17th and 18th respectively.
"We are delighted with the great response we received for our Hyderabad service. For our Kochi and Ahmedabad service also we are getting very good response from the people", Mr. Rohit Ramachandran, CEO of Jazeera Airways told IndiansinKuwait.com in an exclusive chat.
"The decision to start more sectors in India came from the rising demand of Indian expats visiting their friends and families, as well as the large interest of Kuwaiti travellers in exploring new destinations for tourism and medical visits", Mr Rohit said. "Our newly started Hyderabad service witness many Kuwaiti passengers who are visiting Hyderabad for tourism or medical tourism purpose," he added.
Jazeera Airways will operate three flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to and fro Ahmedabad starting January 17th departing 00.05am from Kuwait and arriving 06.00am, ensuring a quick and efficient journey. Return from Ahmedabad will be at 6:45 am to reach Kuwait at 8:45 am Kochi flights will operate four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays departing at 12.45 pm from Kuwait and arriving at 20.10pm in Kochi International Airport. Return at 20:55 from Kochi to reach 00:10 at Kuwait. Passengers can enjoy a baggage allowance of 30kg for Economy class and 50kg per Business class passenger on both these sectors.
"Very shortly we will be starting our Mumbai service also," Rohit told Indiansinkuwait.com. The airline is also exploring the possibility to cater to other areas including the upcoming Kannur airport in Kerala, he added. However the current seat-entitlements between India and Kuwait is not proportional to the number of Indian expats living in this country. He said the airlines are requesting the two governments to engage in negotiations to enhance the number of seats being currently flown.
Jazeera Airways terminal at Kuwait Airport
"Even though we are a budget airlines, we invest heavily on areas which benefit our customers," Mr Rohit Said to IndiansinKuwait.com. Jazeera airways exclusive terminal at Kuwait International Airport will be opened for its passengers within a month or two, he said. The New terminal with separate entrance, parking lot, and emigration counters will largely benefit the Jazeera Airways passengers to avoid the heavy traffic in the existing Kuwait Airport terminal. The New Jazeera Airways terminal will be using latest technology with many self-check-in services and various automation services. This terminal will also have Exclusive Jazeera Airways launch for its premium passengers.
Passengers today want affordable fares, value for money, and on time performance. Especially the expatriates who travel once in two year to visit their family don’t want a luxury experience in the flight. Rather they would prefer to save that money to spend it in their country with their family. This is where Jazeera Airways come in. "With the competitive price we are offering, the expatriates can now travel two or three times in a year to be with their families," he said.
According to annual OAG Punctuality League report, Jazeera Airways is the most punctual in the Middle East and second most in the world for on-time performance. The accreditation was judged based on On-Time percentage of flights that depart or arrive within 15 minutes of airline schedule, by the international leader in air travel intelligence. “We are extremely proud of this achievement as being recognized among the best in class on a global scale," Rohit said.
Jazeera Park & Fly service
"Another innovative service we provide our customer is the Park & Fly service, which benefits any short term travellers". During your short trip in Jazeera Airways, you can drive directly to the designated parking lot at 'Jazeera Airways Park & Fly' located at Jazeera Airways main office opposite the Amiri Terminal, drop your luggage, check-in to your Jazeera Airways flight and take your boarding pass, their special shuttle service will take you to the airport – bypassing the usual traffic and skipping airport queues. With a very nominal rate of 2.5 KD per day, this long term parking facility will be a big relief for short duration travellers from Kuwait.
Rohit Ramachandran, who hails from Kochin, Kerala took charge as the CEO of Kuwait’s first private airline almost a year back. By focussing on operational efficiency and keeping the costs down, airline is able to achieve stable financial results. With the service to places such as Baku in Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Egypt etc, Jazeera also provides excellent short term tourism destinations for the large expatriate community in Kuwait.
With many new Indian cities on its radar, where even the budget airlines charges high prices in the summer season, Rohit Ramachandra assures that Jazeera Airways will give a competitive price for the large number of Indian expatriates in Kuwait to travel to their home land to be with their loved once.