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Kuwait International Airport
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Abha International Airport
GCC airports in expansion race as UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman spend billions of dollars on upgrades
Countries across the Arabian Gulf have put airports at the heart of ambitious tourism plans
Airport
Kuwait airport passenger numbers fall 8% despite increase in flights
Kuwait International Airport saw more flights but fewer passengers last month
Airports
Kuwait Airport records over 15.6m passengers in 2023, up 26%
Kuwait International Airport saw large increase in flight numbers to over 128,500 last year
Kuwait Airways
Kuwait International Airport passenger numbers up 13%
Kuwait International Airport reports 15.5m passengers so far this year
infrastructure investment
New Kuwait passenger terminal will handle 25mn travellers every year
The government is reportedly completing the new passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport, known as T2
Jazeera Airways
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways launches Moscow flights in 2023
Kuwait to Moscow flights added amid increased demand for Russia travel
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi adds Kuwait to expanding flight network
The direct flights will connect both cities daily, starting October 31
Airbus
Kuwait Airways adds small, long-range jets in Airbus order swap
Kuwait Airways chairman Ali Al-Dukhan says he had made it his top priority to restructure the deal
Jazeera Terminal T5
Kuwaiti airline Jazeera returns to profitability after Covid shock
Chairman Marwan Boodai says he believes the ‘worst is behind us’ as Q3 performance improves
Aviation industry
Kuwait relaunches flights to and from India
Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said there will be five daily flights from the Gulf country to India
International Air Transport Association
Kuwait’s new airport terminal to provide 15,000 jobs for nationals
Construction work on the first of three phases for the new Terminal 2 development reached 54 percent in August
Airbus A320neo
Kuwait’s Jazeera expands fleet as it sees travel appetite returning
Jazeera Airways takes delivery of its seventh Airbus A320neo aircraft as it sees strong demand during summer season
Aviation industry
Kuwait resumes commercial flights to UK as Covid-19 rules ease
The Gulf country is on the UK’s amber list, meaning that travellers entering Britain have to take a Covid-19 test before traveling, test on day two and eight after landing and quarantine at home for 10 days upon arrival
Jazeera Airways
Jazeera set to launch Heathrow flights despite Kuwait’s amber list status
Airline to become the first low-cost carrier in the Middle East to operate direct flights to London Heathrow
Coronavirus Pandemic
Kuwait’s Jazeera to be Gulf’s first low-cost carrier to trial IATA Travel Pass
Airline CEO says important for Kuwait to be part of global solution to enable citizens and residents to travel safely
Kuwait economy
Kuwaiti airline Jazeera sees Q1 loss shrink despite slump in passenger numbers
Carrier reports net loss of KD5.2m in first quarter as Kuwait International Airport restrictions continue amid ongoing pandemic