The Council of Ministers decided to postpone the second phase of the commercial operation plan to allow for flights to resume at Kuwait International Airport until further notice, a responsible source revealed to Al-Qabas daily.

The commercial operation rates for air traffic during the first phase did not exceed 18%, though the stipulated limit was not to exceed 30%. The source added that in light of the spread of the new coronavirus strains in many countries, the health measures should be intensified by testing all arrivals in the country and reducing the number of passengers, the daily said.

The second phase, which was scheduled to start on February 1, included increasing the operational flight traffic by no more than 60% so that the number of passengers does not exceed 20,000 passengers per day, but in light of the emergence of new strains of the Coronavirus and the commercial operation rates failing to reach the set limits in the first phase. The second phase has been postponed until further notice.


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