The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has updated its travel advice for Kuwait amid heightened regional tensions and the risk of sudden escalation. Travellers are advised to prepare for potential flight disruptions, as Kuwait International Airport operates only through Terminals 4 and 5 with reduced schedules while Terminal 1 remains closed.
Kuwait's aviation authorities have reopened the country's airspace to international overflights under an official NOTAM requiring a minimum altitude of FL280. The measure restores a major transit corridor linking Europe, the Gulf, and Asia, cutting flight times on select routes. Carrier adoption remains inconsistent, with Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways resuming flights while Emirates continues routing around Kuwait.
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