In December, Kuwait had suspended all commercial flights and closed its land and sea borders until Jan. 1 Land and sea borders reopened on Jan. 2 CAIRO: Kuwait civil aviation authority is suspending direct commercial flights to and from Britain, as of Wednesday Jan. 6 at 4.00 a.m, until further notice, the authority said in a tweet on Sunday. In December, Kuwait had suspended all commercial flights and closed its land and sea borders until Jan. 1, the government communications office said, over fears about a new, more contagious coronavirus variant. On Monday, Kuwait"s cabinet said in a statement that the country would not extend its decision to suspend flights beyond Jan. 1 and would open its land and sea borders the next day.