Jazeera Airways launch direct flights to Srilanka

Jazeera Airways, the Kuwaiti budget carrier, announced that it will be launching direct flights between Kuwait and the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo twice a week.

Rohit Ramachandran, CEO of Jazeera Airways said,“We are now able to serve the Sri Lankan community in Kuwait as well as tourists to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has also in place strict health and safety measures against the Covid-19 pandemic which travelers should abide by and confirm before travelling.”

The first flight is set to take off on February 21. The move will increase transport accessibility to the larger number of Sri Lankan’s, around 100,000 who work and reside in Kuwait.
Flights to Colombo will be on Jazeera’s expanding fleet of new Airbus A320neo aircraft, all equipped with HEPA air filters.

According to the flight schedule, Jazeera Airways flight J9 551 will operate on Tuesdays and Sundays taking off from Kuwait International Airport at 6.45 pm and arriving in Colombo at 2.35 am. On return, flight J9 552 will depart on Mondays and Wednesdays from Colombo at 3.35 am and land in Kuwait at 7.05am.

The frequency of this service will be increased progressively over the course of this year, the airline said.