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Wataniya Airways to take off in January
27 May 2008
Wataniya Airways, Kuwait's new airline will begin operations for business and leisure travelers on short-haul routes in January 2009. This is the second privately owned airline in Kuwait, and the fourth in the region. It will offer direct services from Kuwait to destinations in the Gulf using three leased A320s with 122 seats in a two-class configuration. Six more A320s will be acquired in the following two years.
The new airline is owned 30% by Kuwaiti corporate investors and 70% by individuals. The largest corporate shareholder is Kipco with a share capital of 50 million Kuwaiti Dinars.
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