Our flight from Kuwait City to New York (via Shannon) was departing at 9AM, and we got to the airport plenty early, at around 6:15AM. We had already received our boarded passes all the way to New York in Dhaka, so could skip the check-in counters (which were deserted anyway). Kuwait Airport is pretty solid.…
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"Kuwait Airways is a dry airline, including on the ground, so there was no alcohol."
Well, it is a dry country too (in theory)...
As KWI is currently my home airport I agree with most said about the lounge. However the lines at immigration and security can stretch to a 2 hour wait if leaving during a peak time during the week.
Lucky must have been flying out during an off peak time.
So Lucky..to give you a bit of insight into Kuwait...
Yes..the country is really a foodie capital (or trying to be) in the Middle East, but of course with it being a dry country, that tends to be a problem.
Also..the peak times for the airporrt are normally Thursday night and Saturday nights (this is when people leave and come back from Kuwait to going to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, etc)
Lucky, Did you have to give a DNA swab on arrival? I read that Kuwait was implementing that last year. How was that done?
@Drew/@Essam,
What was the purpose of the proposed DNA swab? to check for religious blood lineage?
The small terminal at KWI can be overcrowded most of the time. Although there is a new and bigger terminal under construction. My understanding is that KU might soon use this terminal exclusively once the new terminal is completed.
Personally I wish, hope, and pray that all measures taken seriously in order to kick back out all non-Kuwaitis who sneaked in our society during the last 3 decades by all ways of unlegitimate gaining of our national IDs and humped our backs by misusing the rights nationals are given, which according to some it could reach nearly half a million population mainly from Saudi origins. We hope our leadership cleans our little community from those outsiders as soon as possible.
Good flight services from Kuwait to Colombo.other one service morning departure please (7.00 am)
"We were departing from gate 21, which was about a five minute walk from our gate."
I think you meant to say it was a five minute walk from the lounge, no?
The 'Catering Truck' is used in most European airports to load infirm and disabled passengers to remote gates or to gates without a jetbridge (Ryanair for example), very common
KWI is my home airport as well. Both of the lounges next to security/immigration our priority pass/lounge club lounges which helps. The Dasan lounge you were is the second best lounge at that terminal in my opinion. The best lounge is the dedicated Emirates lounge close to gate 21 I believe.
The lounge is great. The airport is the worst airport I have ever been in getting through passport control. Too many people too small a space. You got Lucky. It is usually absolute chaos.
We found KU to be good & reliable, Even KWI has decent lounges and good dining options 's Starbucks, Shake Shake, Potbelly, Pinkcberry We were impressed! Flying KU next July Frankfort to Bangkok and back.