Kuwait Airport temporarily closed due to dust storm

Monday, May 23, 2022

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced today, Monday May 23rd, that air traffic at Kuwait International Airport was temporarily suspended at 2:20 pm local time in the State of Kuwait due to the dusty situation in the country.

Commercial flights will be rescheduled because of current weather patterns, while air traffic will only resume normally once the dust storm subsides, said Emad Al-Juluwi, Kuwait Civil Aviation's Deputy Director General for Air Navigation Services Affairs.

A massive plume of dust hovered over Kuwait on Monday, reducing visibility to almost zero across the country.

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