Coronavirus: Kuwait airport to reopen at start of August – The National

Coronavirus: Kuwait airport to reopen at start of August – The National

Abu Dhabi, UAEThursday 2 July 2020





































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Capacity will be restricted to 30 per cent for six months with full capacity set to resume in August 2021

















A member of staff sprays disinfectant on the hands of Kuwaiti visitors at the re-opened 360 Mall in the capital Kuwait City, on July 1, 2020, after 110 days of shutdown. AFP

















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Kuwait International Airport will reopen at the beginning of August, authorities said, after an almost six-month closure to normal traffic due to the coronavirus.



Civil aviation official Saad Al Utaibi told the official news agency on Thursday that commercial flights will resume on August 1.



But he said the airport will be operating at 30 per cent capacity for six months. It will not process more than 10,000 passengers and daily flights will not exceed 100.





Mr Utaibi said temperature sensors, disinfection equipment, coronavirus warning