Air travel between India and the Gulf region faced disruptions on Wednesday after Kuwait closed its airspace following an attack on Kuwait International Airport. An Air India Express flight operating from Kozhikode to Kuwait was forced to turn back and return to its point of origin after remaining airborne for more than two hours. The airline confirmed the development in an official statement, saying, “As a result of the closure of Kuwait airspace, our Kuwait-bound flight on 3 June returned to Kozhikode.” Flight IX393, operated using a Boeing 737 aircraft, was diverted back to Kerala after the sudden restrictions on Kuwait’s airspace came into effect.