PHUKET, 3 November 2026: Kuwait Airways introduced a twice-weekly direct service between Kuwait and Phuket in southern Thailand.
TAT directors welcomed the inaugural flight on 27 October.
Kuwait Airways operates six KWI-BKK flights a week and now flies twice weekly to Phuket Island on Tuesday and Saturday.
An additional flight on Wednesday departing Kuwait at 1050 will be added to its timetable on 9 December. During the high-season weeks from 9 December through to 3 February, the airline schedules up to four weekly flights to Phuket.
Flight schedule effective from 27 October
KU407 departs Kuwait (KWI) at 0330 and arrives in Phuket (HKT) at 1455 (Tuesday and Saturday).
KU408 departs Phuket (HKT) at 1615 and arrives in Kuwait (KWI) at 2035.
Flight KU407 will gain a third flight to Phuket every Thursday, effective 10 December through to 3 February 2027.
An additional mid-morning KWI departure
A new weekly service, Flight 409, between Kuwait and Phuket will be scheduled from Wednesday, 9 December 2026 to 3 February 2027.
KU409 will depart Kuwait (KWI) at 1050 and arrive in Phuket (HKT) at 2215 (Wednesday).
KU410 will depart Phuket (HKT) at 2350 and arrive in Kuwait (KWI) at 0410 (plus a day).
The airline uses a 278-seat Airbus A330-900neo, adding 556 inbound seats per week at Phuket International Airport.
The new service increases the airline’s weekly inbound capacity to Thailand by 27.7 per cent, from 2,004 seats on its Bangkok route to 2,560 seats across both destinations, the TAT reported.
Kuwait is a high-spending Middle Eastern market for Thailand, with average expenditure of THB96,590 per person per trip and an average length of stay of 13.14 nights. Leisure travel accounts for 83.74% of visits. Phuket attracts 35.06% of Kuwaiti visitors and Krabi 10.93%.
From 1 January to 20 October 2026, Thailand welcomed 48,049 Kuwaiti visitors, with full-year arrivals projected at 55,300. Travellers typically book around 28 days in advance, providing opportunities for targeted travel promotions and packages as the new service becomes established.
(Source: TAT plus online timetables)
