Airport Authority Deployed 800 Employees to tackle Summer Rush

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Kuwait Airport is gearing up to face an increase in passenger traffic for the summer holiday season. To prevent congestion Steps are being taken by The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has designated 800 extra employees from DGCA in order to facilitate travel procedures for citizens and expatriates.

Extra deployed employees will begin their work after Ramadan until the Hajj season, indicating the plan consists of four phases – summer holiday, Hajj. Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha.

After Eid Al-Fitr for 167 employees, DGCA will pay the allowances and also DGCA has requested the Ministry of Finance to allocate the budget for these allowances, in addition to an extra budget for the allowances and privileges of DGCA’s staff.

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