Kuwait airport returns to full operations. Air fares still high for Dubai, India, Philippines as demand outstrips flight supply.
Event Location
Kuwait, Kuwait
Start Time
24 November 2021, 12:00 AM
End Time
30 November 2021, 12:00 AM
Kuwait’s international airport returned to full capacity almost a month ago and prices of air tickets from Kuwait to several destinations have gone down, experts have said.
The ticket prices have dropped by 50-200 per cent for travelling to some overseas destinations, Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported.
After a seven-month ban, as of August 1, Kuwait has allowed the entry of expatriates as long as they have received two doses of a vaccine recognised by Kuwait.
The airport's return to full operation, part of relaxing of restrictions related to COVID-19, has prompted the national airline, Kuwait Airways, to increase its overseas flights.
Travel expert Kamal Kabsha said that prices of air tickets, mainly those of departure flights from Kuwait have dropped sometimes by over 200 per cent compared to the time before the airport return to full capacity.
Ticket prices to some destinations such as Turkey, Egypt, Paris and Munich have gone down by more than 50 per cent, said Nassib Adnan, an official at a travel agency.
“However, prices of flight tickets for other destinations such as Dubai, London, India, the Philippines and Jeddah are still high compared to the pre-coronavirus prices due to an increasing demand for them and low availability of direct flights to these destinations,” he added.
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