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Dubai: Etihad airways said on Tuesday it will stop flights to Muscat, Oman, and Kuwait in accordance with directives from authorities there to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
“Etihad Airways will temporarily suspend its passenger services between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muscat (MCT) in Oman and Kuwait (KWI) until further notice,” said an airline spokesman. Gulf News.
Meanwhile, the Dubai Emirates said they would suspend flights to the two countries until December 28. “Due to the closure of the borders of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman, the Emirates will suspend flights to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from December 21 to 27, and Kuwait and Oman from December 22 to 28,” the airline said. on their website.
Saudi Arabia suspended all international flights for one week, extendable for another. Several European countries have imposed new travel restrictions and stopped flights to and from Great Britain, where the new strain of the virus was first found.
