The abrupt decision to suspend all commercial flights from and to Kuwait International Airport on 21 December until 2 January 2021, has resulted in huge losses to the travel and tourism industry in Kuwait.
Kuwait closed its airspace due to fears of the spread of a more infectious strain of coronavirus that was first reported in the United Kingdom. The closure at the height of of the
Last year, Kuwait Airport witnessed a passenger movement of 250,000 passengers to and from Kuwait during the current holiday season.
The sources added that the holiday season, especially New Year’s Eve holidays, is an important season for travel and tourism offices, as they depend on profits of up to 5% from each ticket booked.
The offices have lost the opportunity to book about 250,000 tickets, with a value estimated at more than 25 million dinars during the current season, explaining that compared to last year, the travel and tourism offices will not achieve any returns, but rather will continue to suffer losses.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Eng. Youssef Al-Fouzan announced operation of additional flights from countries where citizens are stranded after the resumption of normal flight operations, starting Saturday, Al Anba reported.
Al-Fawzan said in a press statement that this step is to facilitate the return of travelers in these exceptional circumstances, especially after the suspension of passenger flights to and from Kuwait International Airport.
On another front, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has requested the concerned government agencies to make an exception for the entry of foreign workers for the strategic projects implemented by Kuwait, Al-Anba daily reported.
A high-ranking oil source explained to the daily that the execution of some oil projects came to a stop since last August, and there is difficulty in bringing manpower from countries that are not allowed entry in Kuwait.
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