Kuwait.. Suspending flights and transferring them to alternative airports

Today, the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Kuwait announced the suspension of flights and their transfer to alternative airports until further notice.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation in Kuwait stated that the Iranian attack caused serious damage to a number of Kuwait Airport facilities and recorded injuries, according to what was published by the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA.

She added: “The emergency plan was activated at Kuwait International Airport after a building was targeted by Iranian drones and missiles.”

The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army announced that air defense systems responded to enemy missile and drone attacks that targeted Kuwaiti airspace.

The Chief of Staff explained that the sounds of explosions that were heard in some areas resulted from interception operations carried out by air defense systems of hostile targets. It also called on citizens and residents to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities.

For his part, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Saud Al-Atwan, said that hostile drones targeted the T1 passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport as a result of the sinful Iranian aggression, adding that the targeting resulted in serious material damage to the building and the injury of a number of people who received the necessary medical care.