Kuwait suspends direct commercial flights to and from UK as of Wednesday

Passengers wait at the departure gate at Kuwait international airport in Kuwait City on January 3, 2021, as the country reopens the airport after a 12-day closure to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)

• In December, Kuwait had suspended all commercial flights and closed its land and sea borders until Jan. 1
• Land and sea borders reopened on Jan. 2

CAIRO: Kuwait civil aviation authority is suspending direct commercial flights to and from Britain, as of Wednesday Jan. 6 at 4.00 a.m, until further notice, the authority said in a tweet on Sunday. 
In December, Kuwait had suspended all commercial flights and closed its land and sea borders until Jan. 1, the government communications office said, over fears about a new, more contagious coronavirus variant.

On Monday, Kuwait's cabinet said in a statement that the country would not extend its decision to suspend flights beyond Jan. 1 and would open its land and sea borders the next day.