Kuwait News Agency reported that Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah conducted an inspection tour of the new Terminal 2 at Kuwait International Airport on Tuesday. The visit coincided with a Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister inside the terminal building where he and accompanying ministers received detailed briefings. Those presentations came from Minister of Defense Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Public Works Dr. Noura Al-Mashaan and Directorate General of Civil Aviation Director General Sheikh Humoud Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah along with project specialists covering all aspects of implementation.
The Prime Minister described the Terminal 2 scheme as one of Kuwait’s foremost development ventures and a transformative step for the national aviation sector. He called for intensified efforts to overcome any obstacles through closer coordination among all participating government entities and the Ministry of Public Works. Completion on the established schedule would mark a significant milestone that enhances air transport capabilities across the country.
His Highness conveyed appreciation for the work performed by the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Public Works in driving the project forward. The Prime Minister also recognized the contributions of the DGCA director general, project teams and multiple supporting agencies. Those agencies include the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, State Audit Bureau, Fatwa and Legislation Department and Central Agency for Public Tenders whose involvement has helped maintain momentum.
Engineering News-Record placed the wider airport modernization program at 5.8 billion dollars with the Terminal 2 contract itself exceeding 4.3 billion dollars. The new facility designed by Foster and Partners and executed by Turkish contractor Limak is engineered to handle 25 million passengers annually with expansion potential to 50 million. Physical completion stood at more than 84 percent by the end of 2025 according to contractor updates with full operations now targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026 after successive delays that began with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The briefing to the Prime Minister and ministers outlined advancements in each of the project’s three primary bundles. The first bundle addresses construction, finishing, furnishing and ongoing maintenance of the main passenger terminal itself. The second covers supporting service buildings, access roads to the terminal and associated car parking facilities while the third encompasses aircraft stands, taxiways and linked service structures.
Kuwait Times reported a similar account of the site visit noting that the project forms a central piece of long-term infrastructure strategy for the aviation sector. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has tracked progress against revised timelines that followed initial setbacks after construction commenced in 2017. Officials continue to align regulatory, financial and tender requirements across the involved bodies to support final delivery.
