Kuwait-bound flights diverted due to heavy fog

Dubai: Kuwait-bound flights were diverted on Monday morning as heavy fog reduced visibility at the International Airport to just 200 metres, an airport official said, quoted by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

An Emirates spokesperson told Gulf News in an emailed statement that flight EK 855 from Dubai to Kuwait was diverted to Dammam in Saudi Arabia. The flight later departed for Kuwait after a two-hour delay.

An Air Arabia flight from Sharjah was re-routed to Iran’s Bushehr Airport, Essam Al Zamel, Director of the Operations’ Department at Kuwait International Airport, told KUNA.

Flights departing Kuwait International Airport were not affected by the fog.