KUWAIT, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait received the arrival of the first flight from Iran with Kuwaiti nationals, on Saturday, as part of the country’s evacuation plan, after the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran.
The flight landed at Kuwait International Airport with 130 passengers on board, Abdulaziz Al-Fawzan, Director General of Kuwait’s Civil Aviation (DGCA), said.
This is one of five flights planned by the authorities, to evacuate Kuwaitis stranded in Iran, following the suspension of flights, he noted.
Kuwait Airways said, it has launched special flights to evacuate 700 nationals from the Iranian city of Mashhad.
On Friday, the DGCA decided to suspend all flights to and from Iran, upon recommendations from the Ministry of Health.
Bassel Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Minister of Health, said, the 130 Kuwaitis transported by the first plane, all received medical examination upon their arrival in Kuwait.
All of them are in good health, he said, adding that, they will take further medical check.– NNN-XINHUA
