Kuwait Airways starts twice-weekly direct Phuket service

Kuwait Airways introduced a twice-weekly direct service between Kuwait and Phuket on 27 October, with TAT directors welcoming the inaugural flight.

Flights operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays using a 278-seat Airbus A330-900neo. Flight KU407 departs Kuwait at 03:30 and arrives in Phuket at 14:55, while KU408 leaves Phuket at 16:15 and reaches Kuwait at 20:35.

The airline will add a Wednesday service from 9 December, with KU409 departing Kuwait at 10:50 and arriving in Phuket at 22:15. The return KU410 flight leaves Phuket at 23:50 and arrives in Kuwait at 04:10 the following day. A third KU407 flight on Thursdays will operate from 10 December to 3 February 2027, bringing the seasonal schedule to as many as four weekly Phuket flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The two initial weekly flights add 556 inbound seats per week at Phuket International Airport. TAT reported that Kuwait Airways’ weekly inbound capacity to Thailand will rise by 27.7%, from 2,004 seats on its Bangkok route to 2,560 seats across Bangkok and Phuket.

TAT said Thailand received 48,049 Kuwaiti visitors between 1 January and 20 October 2026, with full-year arrivals projected at 55,300. Kuwaiti visitors spend an average of B96,590 per trip and stay 13.14 nights; leisure travel accounts for 83.74% of visits. Phuket attracts 35.06% of Kuwaiti visitors, while Krabi attracts 10.93%.