Kuwait Airways

Kuwait Airways is the national airline of Kuwait and is wholly owned by the Kuwaiti Government. Its main base is Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City.

Kuwait airways was conceived in February 1953 by two Kuwaiti Businessman and was established on March 16, 1954. A year later the airlines was plagued by severe financial crises and hence the Kuwait Government took a 50% stake in the airline. Later on the Government acquired 100% stake in Kuwait Airways.

Kuwait Airways entered the jet age in 1962 by leasing a Comet 4-C, the world's first jet-engine airliner. In the 1960s, Kuwait Airways went for rapid expansion of its fleet and network. In 1978, Kuwait Airways entered the wide-body age by taking delivery of its first two B747-200s. This expansion permitted Kuwait Airways to extend its network to New York to the west and Manila to the east. Kuwait Airways presently has a fleet of 17 aircrafts. The fleet comprises three A320-200s, three A310-300s, five A300-605Rs, four A340-300s and two Boeing B777s. The airlines currently flies to 38 destinations across the world. In India, Kuwait Airways flies to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram