Kuwait airport traffic temporarily halted due to dust storm

Monday, May 16, 2022

Navigation to and from Kuwait International Airport was temporarily halted on Monday due to a dust storm that ebbed visibility throughout Kuwait.

Flights have been affected with the current weather conditions, said Imad Al-Jalawi, Deputy Director General for Air Navigation Services at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, in a statement to KUNA.

Flights' scheduled will be reviewed and regular aviation will resume once visibility has been improved, Al-Jalawi added.

He added that Kuwait is currently affected with low visibility along with strong winds reaching more than 50 km/h.

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