Kuwait Airways strikeHub Kuwait International Airport
Popular destinations Paris, Rome, London, India, Pakistan, Bahrain, Jeddah, Cairo and Dubai.
Kuwait Airways codeshares with:-
Ethiopian Airlines
Etihad Airways
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Singapore Airlines (Star Alliance)
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What's your airline up to?
24 April 2012 Law being drafted to offer up 35% of debt ridden Kuwait Airways for privatisation.
30 March Customs inspectors and others rake in a nice raise brecorder.com
17 March Airport working as normal. Sand storm rolled in.
15 March 2012 Kuwait Airway's workers will strike starting 8 PM tomorrow evening. Passengers being transferred to competing airlines, refunded or rescheduled flights.
Customs and immigration are also on strike.
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Old Stuff
24 October Update:-Minister of Communications gives in. That's it, strike over and employees get thirty percent raise.
24 October 2011 Kuwait Airways threaten indefinite strike.
3 flights canceled today Doha, Dubai, and Jeddah. Unions looking for a 30% pay raise. Perfect timing! Next week thousands of pilgrims come to Mecca and have flights booked.
Strike will be from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm during all days except Wednesdays and Thursdays it will be from 6:00 pm until 1:00 am. q8nri.com
State airline is due to be sold. At present only Hajj flights carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will be allowed to fly.
11 Oct 2011 Did you know Kuwaiti customs have been on strike lately? Series of strikes have been going on newser.com
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