Kuwait Airways on Sunday operated a total 12 flights to bring overseas nationals bac0k to Kuwait due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) worldwide.
The incoming flights, which are part of a three-day repatriation plan, include three from Riyadh, three from Manama, two from each Abu Dhabi and Dubai and one from each Muscat and Doha.
The national carrier stands properly prepared for the “grand repatriation” process since it has harnessed all its energies to bring in Kuwaiti nationals abroad, the airline’s Board Chairman Yousef Al-Jassem said in a statement.
“Kuwait Airways is keen on playing its due part in this regard, given that it is the main national carrier of the State,” he said.
The airline has some 40 flights to run in the first three days of the repatriation period. The Kuwaiti cabinet had adopted a phased process to bring back Kuwaiti citizens abroad.
