Kuwait suspends flights after Iranian drone strike on airport

Kuwait on Wednesday, June 3, suspended flights at its international airport after an Iranian drone strike. The attack seriously damaged one of the passenger terminals, the Kuwait News Agency reported, citing a spokesman for the country's civil aviation authority.

Flights will be diverted to alternative airports until further notice. According to the Flightradar24 tracking service, dozens of scheduled departures were canceled.

The Iranian strike hit important facilities, including diplomatic missions, killing one person and injuring several others, Kuwait's foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry did not provide any additional details.

The Kuwait News Agency later reported that national carrier Kuwait Airways was resuming all flights through the airport's Terminal 4 after safety checks and damage assessments. Kuwait Airways has been gradually restoring air service over the past Ma, while the country's second largest airline, Jazeera Airways, returned to full operations from Kuwait on May 3, after temporarily relocating its flights to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Bloomberg reported.

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