16/04/2024
16/04/2024
KUWAIT CITY, April 16: Abdullah Al-Rajhi, the Acting Deputy Director General for Aviation Safety, Air Transport, and Civil Aviation Security, disclosed that Kuwait International Airport experienced a decline of 8 percent in passenger traffic and a marginal increase of 1 percent in aircraft traffic, with air cargo traffic witnessing a notable surge of 14 percent in March compared to the previous year.
Al-Rajhi highlighted that in March, the total number of passengers amounted to 1,067,674, with 552,856 arriving passengers and 514,818 departing passengers. Moreover, he noted that the overall aircraft movement to and from Kuwait International Airport in March totaled 9,950 flights, marking an increase from 9,283 flights in March 2023.