Kuwait Airways Schedules Barcelona / Washington NW23 Launch
2nd update published at 0810GMT 11AUG23 (Shiraz service addition)
Published at 1900GMT 10AUG23
Kuwait Airways today (10AUG23) filed various changes to its planned Northern winter 2023/24 season, featuring additions of 3 new and returning destinations. Planned operation as of 10AUG23 as follows.
Kuwait City – Bangalore eff 29OCT23 Service resumption, 4 weekly A320 (Previously filed as 5 weekly)
Kuwait City – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
29OCT23 – 14DEC23 A330-800neo replaces 777-300ER, 8 weekly
eff 15DEC23 A330-800neo replaces 777-300ER on 4 of 8 weekly flights
Kuwait City – Barcelona eff 30OCT23 3 weekly A320neo, new route
KU135 KWI0800 – 1315BCN 32N 146
KU136 BCN1415 – 2225KWI 32N 146
Kuwait City – Cairo eff 29OCT23 Increase from previously filed 21 weekly to 24 (This route in NS23 is scheduled 25 weekly)
Kuwait City – Casablanca eff 31OCT23 2 of 3 weekly A330-200 replaces -800neo
Kuwait City – Dhaka eff 29OCT23 12th weekly service maintained, instead of previously filed 11 weekly. 777-300ER operating
Kuwait City – Dubai eff 29OCT23 Increase from 25 to 28 weekly
Kuwait City – Frankfurt
eff 29OCT23 A320neo replaces previously filed 777-300ER, 4 weekly
22DEC23 – 14JAN24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, 777-300ER
Kuwait City – Islamabad eff 29OCT23 1 of 4 weekly widebody service switches from A330-200 to A330-800neo
Kuwait City – Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen eff 29OCT23 Reduce from previously filed 7 weekly to 3, A320neo/A330-200/777-300ER
Kuwait City – Jeddah eff 29OCT23 777-300ER replaces previously filed A320neo, 3 daily
Kuwait City – Kochi eff 29OCT23 9 weekly service maintained, instead of previously filed 10 weekly
Kuwait City – Kuala Lumpur eff 29OCT23 Service removed for Northern winter 2023/24 season
Kuwait City – London Heathrow eff 29OCT23 13 weekly flights maintained, instead of previously filed 11 weekly. 777-300ER operating
Kuwait City – Madrid eff 29OCT23 3 weekly A320neo (Previously reported, this route was originally filed as A330-800neo)
Kuwait City – Manchester eff 29OCT23 A330-200 replaces previously filed -800neo, 3 weekly
Kuwait City – Mashhad eff 29OCT23 Reduce from previously filed 4 weekly 3, A320
Kuwait City – Milan Malpensa eff 29OCT23 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, A320neo
Kuwait City – Shiraz eff 12DEC23 3 weekly A320neo (Last served from December 1993 to August 1998)
KU517 KWI0930 – 1115SYZ 32N 245
KU518 SYZ1215 – 1255KWI 32N 245
Kuwait City – Taif eff 10DEC23 3 weekly A320, last served until October 2018 as well as selected flights scheduled in November 2022
KU797 KWI0800 – 0920TIF 32A 257
KU798 TIF1020 – 1130KWI 32A 257
Kuwait City – Tehran Imam Khomeini eff 29OCT23 Increase from 3 to 7 weekly, A320neo
Kuwait City – Washington Dulles eff 15DEC23 3 weekly A330-800neo, new route (Longest A330-800neo nonstop flight in terms of published flight times, 30-35 minutes longer than its New York service)
KU115 KWI0800 – 1355IAD 338 135 13hrs 55mins @ 6575 miles
KU116 IAD1630 – 1300+1KWI 338 135 12hrs 30mins @ 6575 miles