KUWAIT CITY: The government is expected to issue an em
ergency decree on the privatisation of Kuwait Airways Corp-oration (KAC) in the next few days, reports Al-Anba daily quoting sources.
Sources revealed the decree will include stipulations on the need to protect the rights of the KAC employees, while the engineers and pilots who have been in service for more than 20 years will be given two options - to stay in the job or to retire.
Sources explained if these engineers and pilots decide to retire, their indemnity will be paid but the maximum amount should be equal to 36 months salary. Sources said the decree will also obligate the new investors to pay within five years the same salaries granted to the employees prior to the privatization.
Meanwhile: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reported on Wednesday that the total number of passengers who have used Kuwait International Airport last September amounted to 813962 compared to 767080 passengers in September of 2011.
The department's monthly statistic said the number of incoming passengers amounted to 485021 last September compared to 331820 passengers in the same month of 2011. Meanwhile the number of departing passengers amounted to 328941 last September compared to 331820 passengers in the corresponding period of 2011.
The statement added that the total number of flights to and from Kuwait International Airport in September was 7,335, compared to 7,232 trips in September 2011.
The number of arriving and departing commercial flights reached 6,657 flights last September compared to 6,290 trips in September of the past year.
In terms of cargo traffic, the DGCA reported that the total freight last September weighed about 14.152,581 million kg compared to 15.463,548 million kg in September of 2011.
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