Kuwait: Over 30,000 air passengers travelled during Eid
Over 30,000 air passengers departed from and returned to Kuwait during the Eid Al Adha holiday, a civil aviation official has said.
The Kuwait International Airport witnessed the operation of 282 arrival and departure flights during the first three days of Eid, carrying nearly 30,600 travellers, head of air transport at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Abdullah Al Rajihi told Al Rai newspaper.
Forty-six arrival flights and 44 departure ones were operated on the first day of the feast, he added. On the second day, there were a total of 95 flights while there were 97 others on the third.
Heavy traffic is expected at the Kuwait airport in the coming days as many citizens are anticipated to fly home after the end of the Eid holiday.
