2022 saw the surge in international travel across the world, with many tourists trying to explore all the destinations they missed out in the last couple of years. However with expensive flight fares, international travel can be quite hard on the wallet. However , if you search carefully, you can always find an airline that’s convenient and cheaper to fly to many countries. One such airline company is Jazeera Airways from Kuwait. My Jazeera Airways experience was quite memorable , comfortable and definitely convenient among the lot
About Jazeera Airways
Jazeera Airways is a Kuwait based Low cost carrier started in 2004. It is the first non-government owned airline in the Middle East . It serves more than 50 destinations across the globe.
With Kuwait as the hub , they connect to various interesting destinations in Middle East, India, other parts of Asia, Africa and several countries in Europe
Some of the countries include:
- Asia : India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan etc
- Africa : Egypt
- Middle East : UAE, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan , Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Iraq etc
- Europe : Turkey, Czech Republic, Georgia, and recently introduced Munich
India Connection
From India, Jazeera connects to 8 cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi , Kochi, Ahmedabad and Trivandrum.
Jazeera Airways Aircrafts
Jazeera Airways’ average flying time between Kuwait to destinations varies from 1 Hour to 6 hours (max). They now fly with A320/A321 Neo aircrafts with an Economy and an Extra Economy, 3-3 Configuration
WIth the first 4 rows as a premium economy and rest as economy, they offer an affordable yet comfortable flying experience allowing 30Kgs of luggage for Extra economy class. Food can be pre-ordered from a pre-set menu in the Jazeera website while booking.
Jazeera Airways Experience
My flight was from Chennai to Kuwait and Kuwait to Cairo with a 5 hour layover. Both sectors were smooth, with a really friendly & helpful staff. Food selection has a decent array of vegetarian options from sandwiches, salads, rolls, lasagnas among others (pre-book is a must if you need the meal) . Interesting thing about extra economy is that , despite a 3-3 configuration, the middle seats are not blocked and hence you get the additional space , and comes with extra reclining space. From a Low cost carrier perspective, the airline checks off all boxes provided in any LCC.
However the most important thing is, at a very affordable price to Africa , Europe and other parts of Asia , Middle East, its definitely a boon for many budget travellers from India to take an international vacation
