New Delhi, April 24 -- As the flight situation continues to improve in West Asia and the Gulf region, a senior government official informed that Israeli and Kuwaiti airspace are now open and that two airlines would resume limited flight operations from Kuwait to India soon.

The details were provided by Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs, during an inter-ministerial press briefing here in the national capital on Friday.

"The overall flight situation continues to improve, with additional flights operating from the region to various destinations in India. Since February 28th, 12,38,000 passengers have travelled from the region to India," Mahajan said.

"An update- Kuwait airspace is now open. Jazeera...