Kuwait International Airport has suspended all flights, diverting air traffic to nearby airports, following an Iranian drone and missile attack that struck Terminal One, causing significant damage and injuring several individuals, with the full extent of casualties still unclear; this incident comes just days after the terminal had resumed international operations with Etihad Airways, and it coincides with broader disruptions across the Middle East, as major airlines like British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa Group, and Air France continue to cancel or reroute flights due to regional conflict and airspace restrictions.

Kuwait International Airport has suspended all flights, diverting air traffic to nearby airports, following an Iranian drone and missile attack that struck Terminal One, causing significant damage and injuring several individuals, with the full extent of casualties still unclear; this incident comes just days after the terminal had resumed international operations with Etihad Airways, and it coincides with broader disruptions across the Middle East, as major airlines like British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa Group, and Air France continue to cancel or reroute flights due to regional conflict and airspace restrictions.

Kuwait International Airport has suspended all flights, diverting air traffic to nearby airports, following an Iranian drone and missile attack that struck Terminal One, causing significant damage and injuring several individuals, with the full extent of casualties still unclear; this incident comes just days after the terminal had resumed international operations with Etihad Airways, and it coincides with broader disruptions across the Middle East, as major airlines like British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa Group, and Air France continue to cancel or reroute flights due to regional conflict and airspace restrictions.

All flights to and from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) have been suspended after an Iranian drone struck the international airport, according to Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA). The PACA decision to impose an emergency plan at the airport came after Terminal One was struck by Iranian missiles and drones.

Interestingly, Kuwait International Airport (KWI) resumed international operations from Terminal 1 only on Monday, allowing foreign airlines to restore services to and from the country after months of disruption linked to the Iran war. Etihad Airways operated the first flight from the terminal, connecting Kuwait with Abu Dhabi.

PACA spokesman Abdullah Al-Rajhi released a statement that said air traffic had been suspended and flights diverted to nearby airports until further notice. “The measure was taken as security and technical contingency plans were being implemented to enable the eventual resumption of airport operations,” he added.

Kuwait Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi also mentioned that “a number of hostile drones” targeted Kuwait International Airport’s  passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring “a number of individuals.” Though the authorities mentioned casualties and serious damage, it is not yet clear whether there are deaths. 

Newly surfaced open-source images and videos document severe damage, raging fires at the fuel depot, and structural interior collapses at the Kuwait airport.  

Reports hint that Bahrain, too, has suspended air traffic.

Meanwhile, reports hint that major airlines continue to cancel flights to many destinations in the Middle East. While British Airways has delayed its phased return to the Middle East, which was originally set to resume from July 1, others like KLM has adjusted its flight schedule across the Middle East and continues to avoid flying through the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Israel, as well as parts of the Gulf.

Lufthansa Group continues to suspend flights to several destinations in the region, just like Air France.