Kuwait Suspends Direct Commercial Flights to and from UK

Gulf

January 3rd, 3:56pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask is seen at Heathrow airport, London, Britain, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Kuwait civil aviation authority said Sunday it was suspending direct commercial flights to and from Britain, as of Wednesday Jan. 6 at 4.00 a.m, until further notice. The authority made the announcement on Twitter, saying it was based on the instructions of the health authorities. Britain is reeling from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates to their highest recorded levels. The UK recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections a day over the past five days. On Saturday, it notched a daily record of 57,725 new cases. The country has seen nearly 75,000 virus-related deaths.

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