AL-JAZEERA AIRWAYS, Kuwait's first private airline, has been approved by the Gulf state”s government and will launch in February initially operating a pair of leased Airbus A320s. Al-Jazeera plans budget style regional flights to Bahrain and Dubai and Middle Eastern routes to Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt at its onset. Its primary expansion plan for the next five years is to fly to more Gulf and Middle Eastern states. Last year, the government of oil-rich Kuwait moved to open up its airline sector for competition by approving the establishment of private passenger and no frills carriers, as well as air freight companies. A public offering of shares was 12 times over subscribed. Al-Jazeera is the Arabic word for "the island", but it is also used to mean the Arabian peninsula, which includes Kuwait.
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