KAC INCREASES FLIGHTS TO LONDON TO 3 PER WEEK

KUWAIT CITY, July 7, (Agencies): Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced increasing the operating capacity and accomodation capability for incoming passengers to 5,000, effective today (Wednesday). The passenger capacity will be “open” for all without restrictions, said DGCA Director General Yousef Al- Fozan said on Wednesday. He made the remarks in a press statement following a visit by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah to the DGCA headquarters to express congratulations on winning a seat in the Arab Civil Aviation Organization. Flights’ operating capacity has been increased, reaching up to 67 outgoing and incoming flights per day, Al-Fozan disclosed.

The airport authorities are keen on enforcing health precautions (namely against COVID-19), he added, indicating that all passengers must abide by the health protocols. The DGCA is ready to serve citizens and expatriates according to latest Cabinet decision effective August 1, the administration Director General has affirmed. People with valid residency in Kuwait are allowed to enter the country regardless of their profession, he clarified further, however, they must have taken double jabs of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines, accredited in the State of Kuwait. Kuwait Airways declared on Wednesday increasing weekly flights to London to three starting July 10.

The corporation said on its Twitter account that the flights would be organized on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. KAC resumed operations to the British capital in the middle of the past month at a rate of a single flight a week. It has re-arranged flights to Geneva, Munich and Frankfurt effective July 9 at a rate of two flights per week. It has also declared renewing operations to Paris, Malaga and Sarajevo. On June 15, it declared starting three flights per week to Bodrum on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. And on June 18, it began organizing three flights a week to Trabzon on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays, in addition to the regular flights to Istanbul. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah affirmed relentless support for the medical teams in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and praised their role in dealing with the crisis, reports Al-Seyassah daily He said this after receiving the Chairman of the Supreme Advisory Committee to confront COVID-19 pandemic and a member of the COVID-19 Vaccination Committee Dr. Khaled Al-Jarallah, and members of the COVID-19 Vaccination Committee of the Ministry of Health Dr. Khaled Al-Saeed and Dr. Mona Al-Ahmad at Bayan Palace on Tuesday, July 6. His Highness the Crown Prince praised the role played by the front-liners from all sectors of the country in facing the pandemic since the time of its outbreak. He affirmed that, “Everyone is working as one team to confront this pandemic”.