Big rush of returning travelers; Struggle to tackle airport traffic – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait News

Big rush of returning travelers; Struggle to tackle airport traffic – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait News

KUWAIT CITY, March 6: Kuwait International Airport has regained its tireless movement, coinciding with the return of travelers who spent the national holidays outside the country, especially in the most popular Arab and European capitals, reports Al-Qabas daily. The agencies operating at the airport have been exerting tremendous efforts to manage the movement of outbound and inbound passengers, marking the end of the long National Day holidays.

The daily kept pace with the movement of flights. The total number of flights that went through the airport reached about 278. About 140 flights arrived from European and Arab capitals, including 16 flights from Dubai, 14 from Istanbul, 13 from Cairo, 5 from Riyadh, Jeddah and Doha, in addition to three flights from Muscat, and two from London. The total number of departing flights was about 138. The pressure of returning passengers was accompanied by a traffic jam that disrupted the traffic in front of the arrivals gate in the T1 terminal building.