Report: Jazeera suspends long-haul plans; unveils new branding

Jazeera Airways has suspended plans to seek a long-haul partner, and will instead pursue more opportunities in the Indian subcontinent, according to Jazeera chairman Marwan Boodai as he unveiled a rebranding exercise for the airline. The airline has been searching for a joint-venture partner, and has held talks with several potential allies as recently as early summer. However, it has now decided to put those plans on the back burner as it instead turns to potentially more lucrative returns from the subcontinent. Jazeera will start services to Hyderabad in India and Lahore in Pakistan this month, and will add Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai services to the network before the end of this year. Boodai said that Jazeera would acquire 2 more A320s to cope with the expansion of its route network. All of its current fleet is leased. <br/>