Jazeera Airways: Free Flights for Women

Jun 19th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways announced that they will fly women to Kuwait for free to participate in Kuwait’s elections on June 29th. This election marks the first time that women will be able to vote in the Gulf Arab state. Nice gesture by the start-up carrier.

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