Amir congratulates president of Seychelles, Iceland on nat’l days

Speaker cables Iceland counterpart

KUWAIT CITY, June 18, (KUNA): His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has sent a cable to President of Seychelles Danny Faure congratulating him on his country’s national day. Their Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister, respectively Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, addressed cables of identical content to President Faure.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah also sent a cable to President of Iceland Guoni Johannesson, congratulating him on his country’s national day.

His Highness the Amir expressed good wishes to President Johannesson and his country so it may witness further progress and prosperity.

Their Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister, respectively Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, addressed cables of identical content to Iceland’s president.

Furthermore, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim sent a congratulatory cable to Speaker of the Parliment of Iceland Steingrimur J. Sigfusson on Sunday on his country’s national day.

KUWAIT CITY, June 18, (KUNA): Up to 256,000 passengers have used the Kuwait International Airport (KIA) during Eid Al-Fitr holidays, through 1,700 flights, said Director General of Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Eng Yusuf Al-Fawzan Saturday.

Al-Fawzan made the statement to KUNA on the sidelines of an inspection tour by DGCA Chairman Sheikh Salman Sabah Salim Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, to the airport’s Terminal 1 and the new Terminal 4.

In spite of the rising numbers of passengers, movement at the airport is proceeding normally and smoothly, in line with a set plan, Al-Fawzan noted.

During the visit, Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud highly appreciated the efforts by the bodies operating at the airport, with the Interior Ministry and the General Administration of Customs and the DGCA on top.

Earlier, the DGCA said that they had made improvements at Terminal 1 for the summer season.

Meanwhile, air traffic at The Kuwait International Airport was back to normal Sunday after a few hours of disruption due to unstable weather, said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The DGCA resumed traffic at the airport after the improvement of the visibility level, head of the Air Aviation Department at the DGCA Emad Al-Senosi told KUNA.

He, however, forecasted that the unstable weather might continue in the coming four days, but could relatively improve as of Tuesday. Chairman of Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation Sheikh Salman Sabah Salim Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

tours airport’s Terminal 1 and new Terminal 4.