3 flights a week to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport

KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's leading low-cost airline, operating regionally and internationally, yesterday announced that it has started serving for the first time the coastal city of Bodrum in Turkey with three flights a week.

The new Turkish destination is an addition to the three flights a week recently launched to Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW), and to the existing daily flights to the new Istanbul Airport (IST).

Flights to Bodrum come in response to high demand during the peak travel season to the popular summer destination located on the Aegean Sea. Jazeera Airways has also enhanced its schedule to Istanbul to offer customers the choice between landing or departing from Sabiha Gokcen International Airport or the Istanbul Airport. Sabiha Gokcen is located in the Asian side of Istanbul while Istanbul Airport is located on the European side of the city.

Speaking of the new route launch, Jazeera Airways CEO, Rohit Ramachandran, said: "We are very excited to be starting flights to Bodrum during the summer season. It has become an extremely popular leisure destination for the Kuwaiti market. We are also pleased to have increased flights to Istanbul and offer our customers the choice of airport to fly through. Istanbul is a great touristic destination that never ceases to amaze with every visit thanks to its deeply-rooted history and culture."

Jazeera Airways customers enjoy access to easy booking and self-check-in services on its website and native mobile apps, convenient alternatives to park, on-board duty free shopping and inflight entertainment on Jazeera Screens available on all routes, and a state-of-the-art experience in its dedicated Jazeera Terminal that is designed to make travelling more efficient and less stressful.

Jazeera Airways flies to 28 popular destinations across the Middle East, India and Europe comprising high-demand business, leisure, family and weekend destinations including Dubai, Bahrain, Doha, Beirut, Amman, Alexandria, Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor, Sohag, Jeddah, Riyadh, Taif, Najaf, Mashhad, Kochi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Lahore, Istanbul, Bodrum, Baku and Tbilisi.

The airline operates a fleet of Airbus A320s and an Airbus A320neo, the first to be operated in the Middle East.