Kuwait Airways and Jazeera cleared to operate after technical safety assessment of other facilities.
Kuwait’s foreign affairs ministry has strongly condemned an Iranian attack on facilities including Kuwait international airport.
The ministry says the 3 June attack by ballistic missiles and drones resulted one fatality and injuries to over 60 others, as well as “damage to vital infrastructure”.
It adds that it affirms a “categorical rejection” of the “blatant acts of aggression”.
The ministry says they “escalate tensions, undermine the security and stability of the region, and constitute a flagrant violation of international law”.
It says Kuwait will “neither accept nor tolerate” the attacks and reserves the right to take retaliatory action.
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority says it activated an emergency plan after the attack on Terminal 1, leading to injuries and “severe damage” to several airport facilities.
Flights were suspended and inbound aircraft diverted to alternate airports.
The regulator states that Kuwait Airways flights are resuming from Terminal 4 following a damage assessment by technical teams and the implementation of measures to ensure operational safety.
Similar inspections of Terminal 5 — which is used by Jazeera Airways — have also confirmed that the building is “free of damage” that could affect safety or passenger flow, enabling flights to resume.
Jazeera Airways, just the day before the attack, had expressed confidence that the airport was recovering well after three months of disruption arising from the Iranian conflict.
The civil aviation authority stresses that the safety of passengers and employees is the “utmost priority”.
Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah visited Terminal 1 following the attack to be briefed on the damage, and directed that procedures be initiated to carry out repairs and rehabilitation of the structure, and return it to operational readiness “as soon as possible”.
According to the Kuwaiti ministry of defence, the attack on Terminal 1 was carried out by “a number of hostile drones” resulting in “significant material damage to the building”.
Kuwait Airways has given passengers freedom to change or cancel bookings without charge in relation to flights affected by the suspension.
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