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Israeli Citizen Takes Kuwait Airways to Court


(SWI-Switzerland) A Geneva resident of Israeli nationality has filed a complaint against Kuwait Airways at a Geneva court, claiming that it refused to sell him a ticket to fly from Geneva to Frankfurt because of his nationality. The complaint alleges a violation of Swiss law, which condemns discrimination based on race, religion or ethnic origin of a person. This case was first publicized by the American organization The Lawfare Project, which has already confronted Kuwait Airways on the same issue in the U.S. The airline decided in December 2015 to suspend its route between New York and London after the U.S. Transportation Department ordered it to stop denying Israeli nationals the right to board.
2016-04-19 00:00:00
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