Kuwait’s skies more crowded with Wataniya Airways launch

Wataniya Airways is the Middle East’s latest airline. The Kuwait-based carrier launched commercial operations on 24-Jan-09, offering twice daily Kuwait-Dubai service, becoming the third airline based at the airport after flag carrier Kuwait Airways and LCC Jazeera Airways. Additional destinations, including Bahrain and Beirut, will be added in Mar-09. [554 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• New airline, new contracts

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Wataniya Airways fleet plan
• Middle East carriers' A320 seating configurations