Regulator suspends Wataniya Airways’ AOC
Kuwait’s aviation regulator has suspended the AOC of carrier Wataniya Airways for 3 months. Comments by a Kuwaiti govt minister suggest that the year-old airline’s operations and network could be taken over by state-owned Kuwait Airways. The suspension comes days after Wataniya said it was “partially suspending” its operations after the loss of several of its fleet to maintenance problems and a dispute with the Greek lessor supplying them. The regulator warned Wataniya Aug 25 that if it did not improve the quality of its operations by Sept 6, it would initiate the suspension. This followed a series of cancellations and delays that left hundreds of Wataniya’s passengers stranded abroad. The Kuwaiti govt stepped in and told Kuwait Airways to mount special flights to bring more than 1,500 stranded passengers home. <br/>
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Regulator suspends Wataniya Airways’ AOC
Kuwait’s aviation regulator has suspended the AOC of carrier Wataniya Airways for 3 months. Comments by a Kuwaiti govt minister suggest that the year-old airline’s operations and network could be taken over by state-owned Kuwait Airways. The suspension comes days after Wataniya said it was “partially suspending” its operations after the loss of several of its fleet to maintenance problems and a dispute with the Greek lessor supplying them. The regulator warned Wataniya Aug 25 that if it did not improve the quality of its operations by Sept 6, it would initiate the suspension. This followed a series of cancellations and delays that left hundreds of Wataniya’s passengers stranded abroad. The Kuwaiti govt stepped in and told Kuwait Airways to mount special flights to bring more than 1,500 stranded passengers home. <br/>
