Melech 9,900 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 "The gulf kingdom airline, already the subject of legal proceedings in the Frankfurt District Court after it banned an Israeli passenger from boarding a flight to Thailand last summer, now faces pressure from German Federal Minister of Transport, Alexander Dobrindt. He has ordered a state investigation into whether the airline’s policy of refusing service to Israeli nationals violates air traffic laws. Volker Beck, a former Bundestag member from the Green Party, made clear what he sees as the choice facing Kuwait Airways. He demanded: “Stop the discrimination or stop doing business in Germany.” Pressure is mounting on the gulf state’s national airline to stop targeting would-be passengers purely on the basis of Israeli nationality. Cases have already been brought against Kuwait Airways in the United States and Switzerland, leading to the cancellation of the airline’s JFK-London Heathrow flight path. In October, Israeli-Arab social media star Nas Daily, produced a facebook video after he was banned from boarding a Kuwait Airways flight from New York to India because of his Israeli passport. The video has received over 700,000 views. Brooke Goldstein of the Lawfare Project, which is assisting the Israelis banned from travelling with their legal case said, “We commend the German Federal Ministry of Transport for launching an investigation into Kuwait Airway’s discriminatory practices. Our team will continue to pursue legal action until the German Government makes clear that Kuwait Airways must either comply with the law or cease doing business in their country.” Nathan Gelbart, the Lawfare Project’s German Counsel said, “This case makes clear that there should be no room for discrimination in Germany. Our country’s laws and common values should call German policymakers to act immediately in ending Kuwait Airways systematic violations of civil rights in our country.”" http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/kuwait-airlines-discrimination/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Hollywood 37,364 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 2017 has not been the best year for airlines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefani Gaga 3,359 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 11 minutes ago, Saint Hollywood said: 2017 has not been the best year for airlines Wig Airline I’m A mEsS! sTaY aWaY fRoM mE, mY eIgHt PeTs AnD mY bLuE bIsCuItS, yOu FrEaK! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 The decay of the airline industry Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctherainbow 3,162 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Inb4 "private Israeli citizens should be discriminated against because their government does a lot of shitty stuff to Palestinians" in the comments here. This is a mess. Most airlines are a mess for various reasons. There's a reason why I drive everywhere I can, even if it takes days versus hours if I flew instead. I'm talkin' 'bout forever, baby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,283 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I found this reported in 4 jewish websites and brietbart and that’s it. Seems legit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 13 hours ago, uo111 said: I found this reported in 4 jewish websites and brietbart and that’s it. Seems legit http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/flughafen-frankfurt/kuwait-airways-berlin-schaltet-sich-in-streit-um-kuwait-airways-ein-a-1374454 http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/prozess-vor-dem-landgericht-am-frankfurter-flughafen-kuwait-fluglinie-will-israeli-nicht-einsteigen-lassen_id_7766163.html It's official. The first one is the local newspaper of Frankfurt, where the incident happened. The second is like the German ABC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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