Kuwait may lift ban on commercial flights from 34 countries, including Egypt

CAIRO – 15 October 2020: Kuwait International Airport may lift the commercial flight ban on 34 countries, including Egypt after it has been imposed since March in a bid to curb the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

Deputy Director-General for Kuwait International Airport Affairs, Saleh Al-Fadaghi, revealed, in a statement on Thursday that the Executive Committee, which is authorized for the commercial operation at the airport, has submitted a proposal on a mechanism for the entry of the arrivals from the 34 banned countries.

 

The proposal was submitted to the Supreme Committee to resume commercial flights, by implementing the 14-day institutional quarantine period in Kuwait for those who are coming from the banned countries.

 

Among those banned countries are Egypt, India, Iran, China, Brazil, Colombia, Armenia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Syria, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Iraq, Mexico, Indonesia, Chile and Pakistan.

 

In addition to Lebanon, Hong Kong, Italy, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Montenegro, Dominican Republic, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Yemen, France, and Argentina.

 

Al-Fadaghi noted that the proposal coincides with several Kuwaiti demands, especially from the Education, Justice, and Health Ministries, to return several teachers, judges, doctors, and nurses stranded abroad.

 

Kuwaiti Government Communication Center spokesperson Tariq Al-Muzrim confirmed that all arrivals to Kuwait are subject to the required health requirements, stressing that the government will not be lenient in implementing ministerial decisions, and will not allow any passenger to enter, without applying health requirements, and without any exception.

 

On August 1, 2020, Kuwait resumed international flights except for 34 countries, fearing an exacerbation of the coronavirus epidemic crisis.