KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday launched a new application to serve all passengers to and from Kuwait, coinciding with the airport commercial flights resumption starting next month. The application includes guidelines approved by the DGCA, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Interior. The new app, called ‘Kuwait Mosafer,’ (https://kuwaitmosafer.com) makes Kuwait a leader among the region’s airports in applying this technology on one platform, DGCA said.

It also aims to help passengers meet travel requirements and facilitate new procedures to keep pace with COVID-19, reduce waiting periods and avoid congestion at the airport. The application was developed to achieve three main goals; protecting health of passengers, airport employees, as well as raising awareness of the new safety procedures. All passengers should register with the application available in English and Arabic at www.kuwaitmosafer.com and enter the required data on the flight details that will allow them to book appointments for the PCR test when needed.

The DGCA had announced a number of health restrictions for passengers traveling through Kuwait International Airport as commercial flights are set to resume on August 1, 2020. The regulations are as follows:

• Departing Passengers:
• Must register in the ‘Kuwait-Mosafer’ app and submit the relevant barcode throughout the phases of travel.
• Must obtain a health certificate issued by laboratories approved by the Ministry of Health, confirming negative infection with the COVID-19 disease, if required, depending on the requirements of each country, together with adhering to the required period of its validity.
• Citizens must obtain health insurance for the period of travel, covering treatment of infection with the COVID-19 virus.
• Must abide by the health requirements respective to wearing masks and gloves, using sanitizers and adhering to physical-distancing.
• Arriving Passengers:
• Must register in the ‘Shlonik’ app prior to boarding the aircraft.
• Must obtain approved health certificate (PCR), proving negative infection with COVID-19 disease, with 72-hours validity from the testing date.
• All arriving passengers will be subjected to home-quarantine for 14 days.
• Body temperature of all passengers will be checked prior to boarding the aircraft and upon arrival.
• A random PCR test will be conducted on 10 percent of the passengers of each flight upon arrival.
• Must abide by the health requirements respective to wearing masks and gloves, using sanitizers and adhering to physical-distancing.