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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Kuwait Airways

This March 18, 2012, photo shows a view of empty Kuwait Airways check-in counters at Kuwait Airport. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)
May 13, 2019, 6:01 pm
Kuwait Air slapped with fresh Israel discrimination suit in Germany
Legal group files second case against national carrier for refusing service to Israelis; 2017 suit challenging airline’s ban on Israeli student was upheld by German courts
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Screen capture from video of a Kuwait Airways airliner taking off. (YouTube/LAXSPOTTER97)
September 25, 2018, 5:32 pm
German court upholds Kuwait Airways’ barring of Israeli passenger
Judges slam Kuwait’s ‘unacceptable’ boycott of Jewish state, but say national carrier has right to refuse service to Israelis
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A Kuwait Airways airplane approaching Heathrow Airport in London, England. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
August 8, 2018, 2:56 pm
Kuwait Air to compensate Israeli for refusing to fly her — report
Airline has already been forced to cancel lucrative routes over policy of barring Israelis; attorneys for Israeli plaintiff say its London flight may now be in jeopardy
By ToI Staff
A Kuwait Airways airplane approaching Heathrow Airport in London, England. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
November 26, 2017, 11:44 pm
German state parliament urges Kuwait Airways ban over ‘anti-Semitic’ policy
Hesse Parliament passes resolution after Frankfurt ruled airline may bar Israeli citizens from boarding its planes in Germany
By JTA
An illustrative photo of a Kuwait Airways plane taking off from Berlin-Tegel Airport in Germany in September 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)
November 18, 2017, 2:43 am
German official demands ban on Kuwait Airways over anti-Israel discrimination
Christian Lange appeals to Chancellor Merkel following Frankfurt court’s ruling that airline didn’t have to transport an Israeli on a 2016 flight
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Screen capture from video of a Kuwait Airways airliner taking off. (YouTube/LAXSPOTTER97)
November 17, 2017, 4:57 pm
Germany to press Kuwait to let Israelis fly on its national airline
Berlin promises diplomatic action after a German court ruled that Kuwait Airways has the right to bar Israelis from its flights
This March 18, 2012, photo shows a view of empty Kuwait Airways check-in counters at Kuwait Airport. (AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari)
November 16, 2017, 8:54 pm
Shock as German court rules Kuwait Airways can ban Israelis
Judges note that carrier would face unreasonable repercussions at home, says Germany does not recognize discrimination based on nationality
By Kirsten Grieshaber
Illustrative: Screen capture from video of a Kuwait Airways airliner taking off. (YouTube/LAXSPOTTER97)
October 26, 2017, 6:37 pm
German ministry opens Kuwait Airways inquiry for denying Israelis passage
Investigation to probe if any laws were broken when airline refused to fly Arab-Israeli passenger from Frankfurt to Thailand
By JTA
An illustrative photo of a Kuwait Airways plane taking off from Berlin-Tegel Airport in Germany in September 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)
From the WebOctober 25, 2017, 8:06 pm
Germany to ban Kuwait Airways if it doesn’t allow Israelis to fly
Jewish News reports pressure mounting on airline, which faces legal action for discrimination against passengers from Jewish state
Arab Israeli Facebook star Nuseir Yassin in his Nas Daily video blasting Kuwait for boycotting Israel on October 1, 2017. (Screen capture: Facebook)
October 3, 2017, 7:37 pm
Arab Israeli Facebook star blasts Kuwait for boycotting Israel
After being barred from travel because of his citizenship, Nas Daily’s Nuseir Yassin brands BDS ‘pure politics’ that only benefits those in power
By David Sedley
An illustrative photo of a Kuwait Airways plane taking off from Berlin-Tegel Airport in Germany in September 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)
January 17, 2016, 9:05 pm
Kuwait Air ends New York service Monday over refusal to carry Israelis
US Department of Transportation required carrier to cease ‘unlawful discrimination’; instead it ceased route
By JTA
An illustrative photo of a Kuwait Airways plane taking off from Berlin-Tegel Airport in Germany in September 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 17, 2015, 1:55 am
Rather than carry Israelis, Kuwait Airways drops NYC-London route
US officials say refusing to transport Israelis violates US law, airline notes doing so risks violating Kuwaiti law
By JTA
Chloe Mafia and footage allegedly filmed in the cockpit of a Kuwait Airways plane, July 26, 2015. (YouTube screenshot)
December 6, 2015, 11:57 pm
Cockpit porn-star party costs pilot his wings
Captain punished after report surfaces he invited two buxom ladies to sit on his knee and fly plane after drinking champagne
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of a Kuwait Airways plane taking off from Berlin-Tegel Airport in Germany in September 2014. (screen capture: YouTube)
October 1, 2015, 2:33 am
US finds Kuwait airline discriminates against Israelis
Refused to sell man with Israeli passport a ticket for a New York to London flight
By Joan Lowy
Chloe Mafia and footage allegedly filmed in the cockpit of a Kuwait Airways plane, July 26, 2015. (YouTube screenshot)
July 26, 2015, 10:55 pm
Ex-porn star claims Kuwait Airways pilot sat her on his knee en route to JFK
Chloe Mafia tells British tabloid she and a friend spent hours in the cockpit, pushed controls, as pilot sang and smoked
By ToI Staff
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