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Jazeera Airways Adds Four Destinations
Jazeera Airways announced yesterday it will launch four new flight services from Kuwait and Bahrain from 1 June 2009 and Dubai flights will be increased to six. Jazeera Airways CEO Andrew Cohen said they will operate direct flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Sanaa, and Salah. They will also begin their first direct flights from Bahrain to the Yemeni capital.
Jazeera Airways began operations in October 2005 and currently has 8 Airbus A-320’s flying to 28 destinations in 16 countries. Cohen said they will add two new Airbus A-320’s to their fleet.
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