Jazeera Airways announces shuttle flights for FIFA World Cup 2022

Jazeera Airways has joined the flight shuttle program for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The airline has formed an agreement with Qatar Airways and local authorities to fly football supporters from Kuwait to Hamad International Airport, Doha on match days.

For group matches commencing on November 21st, Jazeera will operate six flights a day to ensure fans get to Doha around four hours before kick-off and leave back to Kuwait around four hours after the final whistle. For the knock-out stages, four flights a day will be operated and three for the final match on December 18th.

Jazeera Airways chief executive officer, Rohit Ramachandran, said: “We are excited to be able to offer flights for fans from Kuwait to the World Cup. This is a once in a lifetime event for us to have a World Cup on our doorstep and demand is expected to be high for all flights. We are very grateful to HE Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive Qatar Airways, for enabling these shuttle flights and we are confident that the tournament will be a great success for Qatar.”