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Kuwait-based low-cost carrier says tickets will be at least 35% lower than other airlines.

Route closures, job cuts, also possible once restructuring plans finalised.

Kuwaiti airline says decision to stop direct Mashhad flights due to new regulations of Iran gov't.

Former CEO had left co after only five months for personal reasons & nothing more.

Budget carrier drops Dubai International as its second hub; shifts ops to Bahrain.

Jazeera Airways to be first Mideast airline to fly to Antalya, services to start on June 4.

KD5 single fares, Kuwait to Sharm El Sheikh, Beirut, between May 23 and July 15.

Kuwaiti carrier plans to acquire/set up regional airline and establish secondary hub.

Budget carrier will carry special offers on website between 1-2pm every day for year.

Kuwait-based low-cost air carrier confirms special deals as summer approaches.

Kuwait carrier offers 1,991 seats to passengers for KD1 to mark Liberation Day.

Gulf's low-cost airlines could be this year's carriers of choice for frugal travellers in the Middle East.

Kuwait-based carrier becomes first low-cost operator to start flights to Deir Ez Zoor.

Low-cost carrier's chief exec blames poor market conditions for postponement.

Founders of Jazeera Airways to set up $375mn leasing company by year-end.

Jazeera Airways and Oman Air follow Emirates' lead, despite passenger concern.

Budget carrier Jazeera Airways has reported strong growth for 2007 after revealing its latest financial figures.

'Onebelievable' flight offers on Kuwaiti airline conceal tax and fuel charges.

Shares of Kuwaiti budget airline, the second Arab carrier to list, shoot up to $1.69 on Kuwait bourse.

The New Year will welcome a raft of luxury hotels opening across the region. Kathi Everden previews some of the best developments.

As Air Arabia approaches 40 destinations, Jazeera Airways launches hub two and KSA LCCs go regional, it seems low cost is big business. ATN reports from the Low Cost Airlines Conference.

Jazeera Airways recently proved to a 50-strong group of UAE travel trade and media that by reducing the cost of air travel, luxury can be affordable.

The region's low cost carriers (LCCs) have come under scrutiny by Travel Management Companies (TMCs) who claim the former's booking systems slow down transaction times.

Kuwaiti budget airline set to boost capital to $71mn through shares subscription in a bid to fund expansion.

Kuwait's low cost airline claims announcement not inappropriate timing.

The low-cost carrier expects Kuwait listing later this year; no new shares will be sold.

As soon as I walk outside my sunglasses immediately steam up.

Holidaymakers and Meetings Industry clients who don't want to stray too far from home this summer would do well to explore the money-saving offers available in Muscat this year.

Why Syria still needs a helping hand to drive visitor numbers and attract quality tourists.

Low-cost travel is set to flood the Mideast this year, forming a more competitive market and giving birth to a new breed of travellers.

Jazeera Airways has selected SITA to implement its data links service in order to enhance communication capabilities.

Jazeera Airways has submitted an application to list on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE).

Jazeera Airways - the region's first privately owned passenger airline - has ambitions to have the biggest fleet in the ME.

Web usage and the availability of broadband needs to stepped up a notch if UK online travel and leisure retailer, lastminute.com, is to launch in the region.

Jazeera Airways' Dubai launch last month showed that the low cost concept has well and truly staked its claim on the GCC market.

The market for budget travel within the Middle East is expected to boom over the next five years. As demand increases, the number of low cost carriers serving the region is also growing. Aviation Business looks at some of the hottest players operating in the Middle East and neighbouring regions.

Saudi's first low cost airline - which starts flying Riyadh-Jeddah from February 25 - is considering an IPO.

Jazeera Airways has announced the establishment of a second hub in Dubai, making it the only low-cost airline operating out of Dubai International Airport.

The arrival of low-cost Jazeera Airways is great news for Dubai business travellers.

Visitor numbers to Beirut may have dwindled in reaction to Lebanon’s unstable political climate, but the travel trade region-wide is committed to supporting a country that has proved resilient to turbulent times.

Jazeera Airways began operations last year, following the Kuwaiti government’s groundbreaking decision to open its aviation industry to competition. As the airline celebrates its first anniversary, has it really fulfilled its promise to shake up the Middle East’s aviation industry?

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