Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) has been instructed to open ticket reservations for Kuwaitis, their first-degree relatives, and domestic workers under their sponsorship to return from the banned countries,  Al-Anba daily reported quoting reliable sources.

Sources told the daily that, all Kuwaitis, stranded in the banned countries were advised to follow up the developments on the above-mentioned directive and to return to Kuwait on the specified dates.

Kuwait International Airport was closed from Dec 22nd until Jan 1. The commercial flights at Kuwait International Airport resumed on Saturday after a brief suspension sparked by fears over importing a new strain of the coronavirus, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday.

A travel ban on the nationals of some 35 countries Kuwait has regarded as “high risk” due to the spread of the coronavirus will remain intact, said Assistant Director-General for Airport Affairs Saleh Al-Fadaghi, adding the measure aims to avoid any strain on the country’s healthcare system.


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