The number of departing passengers amounted to about 4. 3 million
The total number of passengers registered at Kuwait International Airport was 8. 2 million between the beginning of this year and Sept. 28, a senior aviation official said on Monday.
The number of departing passengers was overall about 4. 3 million and total arrivals reached 3. 8 million in the same period, Saleh Al-Fdaghi, deputy director-general for Kuwait International Airport Affairs at the Civil Aviation Authority, said in an interview with Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). .
As many as 68,621 aircraft flew to and from the air facility during the same period, he said, adding that Istanbul, Cairo, Dubai and Doha were the most sensitive destinations between June 1 and Aug. 31, the peak of travel and outbound tourism. season. .
The total number of aircraft arriving and going to Istanbul reached 2,433 with 388,155 more passengers and the total number of flights to and from Cairo reached 303,300 with 317,177 passengers on board.
Elaborate, Al-Fdaghi said that up to a total of 1,921 flights to and from Dubai were registered with 303,300 passengers, those from Doha 1,314 with 195,635 travelers and those from Jeddah, 1,158 with 138,327 travelers.
He also revealed in the interview with Kuwait News Agency that the number of operating corporations at the airport varies between 40 and 45, noting that the figure is adjusted every season due to the facility’s policy.
As for accommodation capacity, he said that there are 4 passenger terminals, namely T-1, the main construction with an existing capacity of 7. 5 million passengers. However, in recent years, especially the corona crisis in 2019, “we used to receive more than thirteen million passengers consistent with the year. “
As for Terminal T-4, it can serve around 4. 5 passengers per year, but since its constant operation and the expansion of Kuwait Airways’ fleet and its consistent operating plans, the terminal has served more than one million passengers per year.
Al-Fdaghi noted that the Sheikh Saad terminal (T-3) supplies above its registered capacity, as does T-5, and expressed hope that the airport will serve the growing number of passengers through all terminals operating above capacity levels.
He said Kuwait International Airport, unlike many other air services around the world, has controlled the summer travel season and the peak of the corona crisis to operate regularly.
Travelers were suffering delays in receiving their luggage and bags before 2018, as the main terminal was operating well above its maximum capacity, varying between 5. 5 million and 7. 5 million passengers a year, he revealed, and said the new terminals have become more flexible. , although some tension is still felt, especially in high season.
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