The Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended flights from 31 countries on the day it resumed commercial operations.
Kuwait’s DGCA announced plans to restart operations on a three-phase basis, with operating capacity not exceeding 30 per cent “in line with health requirements” in the first phase.
The announcement was based on advice from the country’s health authorities, aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 virus, Kuwait’s news agency KUNA report.
Egyptian civil authority immediately suspended flights. The national carrier, EgyptAir, suspended all commercial flights to Kuwait “till further notice”, Al Watan daily newspaper said.
Kuwait’s DGCA said the countries where flights are suspended from include: India, Iran, China, Brazil, Columbia, Armenia, Bangladesh, Syria, Spain, Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Mexico, Indonesia, Chile, Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Italy, North Macedonia, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Montenegro, Dominican Republic and Kosovo.
