Kuwaitis And Expats To Travel During The 10-day Break

During the ten-day national holidays, more than 242,000 citizens and residents would travel through Kuwait International Airport, according to official data received by the daily. Istanbul, Cairo, Dubai, and Jeddah are among the top travel destinations, according to the Al-Anba daily. More than 242,000 citizens and residents are expected to travel through Kuwait International Airport between February 24 and March 5.

Approximately 133,541 citizens and residents, will exit Kuwait from the airport, while %, or approximately 108,494 citizens and residents, will arrive in Kuwait. During the national holidays, the number of individuals leaving Kuwait outnumbers those arriving by 23%, resulting in a disparity of 25,047 passengers. Kuwait International Airport will see around 2,280 flights over the 10-day holiday, with an average of 228 flights per day. There are around 1,141 inbound and outgoing flights throughout the holidays, with an average of 114 inbound and departing flights every day.

With 242,000 people going on 2,280 flights over the holidays, the average number of passengers on board each trip is 106. During the holidays, the average number of passengers on each flight departing Kuwait is around 117, compared to 59 people on each flight arriving in Kuwait from February 24 to March 5. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) made all necessary preparations prior to the Cabinet's decision on Sunday, February 20 to restart travel movement for all and allow citizens, residents, and non- vaccinated guests to enter the nation, according to Al-Qabas daily. On Thursday, the DGCA issued a circular restricting admission to Kuwaitis solely for the unvaccinated and those who had not received the required doses. After nearly two years of ban, it later changed its circular and permitted all residents and tourists to enter the nation, exactly like citizens.

In addition, the authorities in charge of Kuwait International Airport have made the required preparations to ease incoming and departing traffic, aligning with the date set for allowing everyone to travel and removing restrictions.

According to an official source at the airport, commercial flight traffic will see a significant boost next month, in keeping with the progressive opening of travel routes. The growth in movement is contingent on operating airline requests, particularly because these decisions will have significant implications for the air transportation market and the mobilization of the travel and aviation sectors. The operating agencies from the DGCA, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, General Customs Administration, and ground services companies are fully prepared to receive arrivals and facilitate departure procedures based on a logistical plan designed to manage passenger movement from the time they step off planes until they leave the airport gates, in accordance with health requirements.
The source emphasized that the operational agencies have been diligent in checking the essential devices, equipment, and operating systems over the past few days, and that field teams have been assigned to work around the clock to monitor flight operations.

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