Kuwait reopens to commercial travel but not from 31 ‘high-risk’ countries – The National

Kuwait reopens to commercial travel but not from 31 ‘high-risk’ countries – The National

Flights from India, Iran and Pakistan remain suspended





























Travellers arrive at Kuwait International Airport on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Commercial flights there have resumed after five months of restrictions. AFP 











Kuwait has reopened to international travel, but flights from 31 countries deemed to be high risk will not be resumed.



The country started receiving commercial flights on Saturday after a five-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic.



But Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation extended the ban on commercial flights from "high-alert countries“, such as those with many active Covid-19 cases.





The list includes: Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Bangladesh, Philippines, China, Nepal, Brazil, Colombia, Armenia, Syria, Spain, Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Indonesia, Chile, Hong Kong, Italy, North Macedonia, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Montenegro, the Dominican Republic and Kosovo.



Restrictions on travelling to Kuwait



The country has also put strict regulations in place for airlines and travellers.



Flights into the country can operate at a maximum capacity of 30 per cent, and no more than 10,000 travellers can arrive in Kuwait each day.



The number of