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Kuwait Airways flies to 54 international destinations in 31 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America from its hub at Kuwait International Airport as of June 2022. [ 1 ] List of destinations
Kuwait International Airport 29°13′36″N 047°58′48″E / 29.22667°N 47.98000°E / 29.22667; 47.98000 ( Kuwait International Military airports
Kuwait International Airport: 2004 [1] The airline is Kuwait's second national airline after Kuwait Airways. [2] The airline is the Middle East's first fully privately owned airline. Kuwait Airways: الخطوط الجوية الكويتية KU KAC KUWAITI Kuwait International Airport: 1954 [3] The airline is Kuwait's national airline. [4]
On 25 February 1991, a USMC McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II crash-landed after being hit by ground fire during the [[Kuwait Liberation War. [91] On 27 February 1991, the airport played host to a large tank battle between U.S. and Iraqi forces during the first Gulf War. It is known today as the Battle of Kuwait International Airport. [92]
Kuwait Airways operates aircraft for official State business. The fleet has a Kuwait Airways inspired livery with State of Kuwait titles, and is composed of one Airbus A300-600, one A310-300, one A319, one A320, two A340-500 and one Boeing 747-8BBJ. [citation needed]
The state-owned Kuwait Public Transportation Company was established in 1962. It runs local bus routes across Kuwait. [6] The main private bus company is CityBus, which operates about 28 routes across the country. Another private bus company, Kuwait Gulf Link Public Transport Services, was started in 2006.
In 2023, the Supreme Committee of the KAPP decided to cancel the Kuwait Metro project. This decision, ratified by the Authority's Board of Directors and endorsed by Amiri Diwan, was prompted by the project's substantial administrative and financial burdens on public funds, amounting to د.ك 2,152,000, as highlighted by the Audit Bureau. [5] [3]
22 February: U.S. President George H. W. Bush issues a 24-hour ultimatum: Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait to avoid starting a ground war. 24 February: U.S.-led Coalition forces invade Iraq and Kuwait at around 4 a.m. Baghdad time. Special Air Service was the first to enter Iraqi territory. 25 February: 20,000 Iraqi troops surrender to the coalition.