Kuwait Airways annual revenue up 115% from 2021, says chairman

Kuwait Airways' revenue last year rose by 115% from 2021 and was up 10% from pre-pandemic 2019, Chairman Ali Aldokhan told a news conference on Thursday. The state carrier posted a net loss of 55m dinars ($180.3m) for 2022 and still expects to break even by the end of 2024, Aldokhan said without disclosing a figure for 2021. Kuwait Airways posted a net loss of 107m dinars in 2019 The airline, like its counterparts across the globe, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the airline intends to operate new routes to Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest and the Saudi Arabian cities of Al-Ula, Taif and Al-Qassim in 2023.<br/>