Kuwait Airways has announced the resumption of its flights to Manila in the Philippines via King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, from 8 April 2026, after transporting passengers by land via the Nuwaiseeb border crossing.
Kuwait Airways' Acting CEO, Captain Abdulwahab Ibrahim Al-Shatti, explained that operating the Manila route is part of the airline's continued expansion of its scheduled flights despite the current circumstances, adding that this destination is one of the important destinations for the airline's customers and is part of a plan to add new destinations to the daily flight schedule to meet growing demand in the local market, according to a press release published on the Kuwait Airways website.
He noted that Kuwait Airways currently operates 10 destinations via Dammam, including London, Cairo, Istanbul, Lahore, Amman, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Cochin, as well as Manila.
He explained that the airline continues to implement its operational plans with high efficiency to ensure smooth travel, stressing that over the past period it has worked to prepare the capabilities and mechanisms needed to receive travel requests and provide flights to specific destinations.
He noted that the airline has also provided a service for residents to apply for a visa to Saudi Arabia, on condition of a prior booking on Kuwait Airways flights.
He stressed that Kuwait Airways is working continuously with the relevant authorities inside and outside Kuwait to secure the best operational solutions, adding that the airline offers bookings via its customer service call center on 171, WhatsApp on 009651802050, as well as its sales offices.
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