Beirut, 31 October 2005 - Jazeera Airways, the airline that brings freedom travelers, made its first landing in Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport at 12.00 PM today. Passengers who made the milestone trip made their way through the plane doors carrying the national flags of Kuwait and Lebanon. Travelers along with the delegation, headed by Marwan Boodai Chairman and CEO, were greeted by Lebanese civil aviation and Airport officials upon landing.

Jazeera Airways, launches its operations with flights to 5 destinations in the Middle East, these being: Dubai, Beirut, Amman, Damascus, Bahrain, and will be adding Alexandria, Luxor and the Indian Subcontinent in the near future. Starting today, Jazeera Airways flight number J9-15 will be commuting daily to Beirut arriving at noon and back to Kuwait with flight J9-16 departing at 12:45 PM. Early bookings will entitle travelers to lowered ticket fares.

"Lebanon is a favored destination for Jazeera Airways' and is one of the most traveled to cities in the region," said Boodai, "We foresee major traffic to Beirut and have scheduled daily flights in order to provide flexibility to frequent travelers."

The airline is the first in the Middle East to give passengers complete control of their travel plans through a variety of booking channels including internet, a call center based in Dubai and local travel agents.

Jazeera Airways is the first privately owned airline in Kuwait and the Middle East. It was established in Kuwait in 2004 as a public shareholding company after the Kuwaiti Government broke the 50 year monopoly, opening the sector for private entrants. 

The airline operates brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, maintained by leading international aviation engineering companies.  The aircraft is fitted with leather seats comfortably seating 165 passengers, who can enjoy ample leg space and real TV entertainment.  Travelers also have the choice of purchasing a wide selection of food and beverages onboard.

According to Boodai, the airline's unique business model enables it to maximize cost efficiency through electronically integrated operations and innovative booking and ticketing systems as well as operating a fleet of single type aircraft.  Boodai also stressed on the company's strict safety policies - a commitment that lead them to partner with Lufthansa Technik, one of the leading aircraft maintenance companies.  The airline only recruits pilots with a minimum of 5000 hours flight experience.

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