General Directorate of Civil Aviation Eng. Saleh Al-Fadaghi revealed that so far 700,000 passengers criss-crossed the Kuwait International Airport during the month of Ramadan aboard 7,800 flights.

On the sidelines of the Ramadan Ghabka organized by the Union of Kuwaiti Travel and Tourism Offices, Al-Fadaghi said he expected 220,000 passengers to travel during Eid Al-Fitr, which is April 20 to 25 on 1,800 flights. As reported by Al-Qabas daily, Dubai, Istanbul, Jeddah, Cairo and Doha are the top travel destinations during the Eid holiday.

Most prominently, Al-Fadaghi says, are rationing vacations for employees and supervisory leaders, so that they do not exceed 30% of the total workforce during summer travel season.

As he continued, "We are also in the process of forming a support team consisting of operations, engineering, security organization, and public relations members so we can facilitate passenger movement and resolve any problems that may arise."

According to Al-Fadaghi, coordination meetings will be held after Eid Al-Fitr with many government agencies and ground service providers to address all negatives to avoid them in the upcoming summer season. He stressed that passenger traffic is expected to touch 13 million passengers in 2023.

Actions that will be taken to deal with the summer season

- Regulating vacations for employees and supervisors

- Formation of a support team for rapid intervention in solving problems

- Allocating rewards for outstanding employees

- Saad Al-Abdullah Airport for charter and private flights

- Coordinating meetings with the competent authorities to prepare field plans