– Manchester is opening doors to Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC), expanding capacity of customer service, CEO Maen Razouqi said Tuesday.
Speaking to KUNA in a press statement, Razouqi said the destination would serve about 4,000 Kuwaiti students, noting that the city of Manchester is very attractive for Kuwaitis; either students or tourists.
Kuwait Airways posted a 330-percent sales growth in the first quarter of this year compared with the corresponding quarter of 2021, he added in a statement on the sidelines of a news conference of launching the destination.
The Manchester route will also serve many passengers from East Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, who travel to Manchester via Kuwait Airways, he pointed out.
Total KAC flights to the UK hit 15 per week; 12 to London and three others to Manchester.
Meanwhile, British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis said in a similar statement to KUNA that the destination would bring Kuwaiti and British peoples even closer together in terms of cultural and sport tourism.
This route will; as well, provide Kuwaiti investors and businesspeople with the opportunity to visit northwest of the country and assess available investment opportunities, she said, indicating the destination will also help facilitate goods’ access to Kuwait through British companies.
Last February, Kuwait Airways announced the launch of 17 new destinations that raised the total number to 57.
Source: Kuwait News Agency