Kuwait is to implement an open skies policy that will end state-owned Kuwait Airways' monopoly and open the sector to competition from regional and international airlines. The proposal has been approved by the Cabinet and is expected to be cleared by the Kuwaiti parliament.
Source: Flight International
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