Nod for more arrivals in 2 weeks – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Nod for more arrivals in 2 weeks – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 28: The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says it waits for a nod from the Council of Ministers to increase the number of ‘arriving’ passengers although permission has already been granted by the government to operate direct commercial flights from the 6 new countries — India, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, reports Al-Rai daily. The request of the DGCA to increase the capacity of incoming passengers to Kuwait is expected to get the approval of the concerned authorities within two weeks. At the moment the incoming flights bring in no more than 7,500 passengers in line with the decision that was issued by the government earlier. The sources told the daily “the total capacity of 7,500 passengers per day for the upcoming flights is being used by all airlines at the moment operating at the Kuwait Airport according to the DGCA plan.”

Two Asian women leaving Kuwait with their luggage at the Kuwait International Airport. Flow of traffic has picked up gradually as outgoing and incoming passengers increase

The sources confirmed that there will be no retreat from the decision issued by the Cabinet which has approved the resumption of commercial flights from India, Egypt,