Kuwait Airways: Federal government meddles in dispute over ban on Israeli flights

The Foreign Office calls the ruling on the ban on flights for Israelis at Kuwait Airways 34; inaudible 34;. The federal government wants to speak with the authorities of the Gulf state.

Kuwait Airways: Federal government meddles in dispute over ban on Israeli flights

Diedeutsche Federal government does not want to accept flight ban DerFluggesellschaft Kuwait Airways for Israelis. "We have now asked DenBotschafter in Kuwait to discuss this issue with competent Kuwaiti Stellenzu," said Minister of State in Foreign Office, Michael Roth, of world. DasLandgericht Frankfurt had decided on Thursday that Kuwait Airways Israeli citizen. The judges thus rejected suit of an Israeli passenger, who had requested airline to be promoted and WegenDiskriminierung to be compensated.

DerKläger had booked a flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok MitZwischenlandung in Kuwait. When company learned of Seinerisraelischen nationality, it canceled flight undberief to a Kuwaiti law of 1964, which forbids agreements Israelis. The state of Gulf region recognizes Israelnicht. In past, similar lawsuits against KuwaitAirways in USA and Switzerland had been decided against airline.

Minister of State Roth said he teiledie concern about ban on carriage of Israelis by Kuwait Airways. Even if this goes back to a Kuwaiti law from year 1964, "Signor incomprehensible, if in today's Germany a passenger is alone due to his The nationality of a plane. " The court in Frankfurt had stressed that DasAntidiskriminierungsgesetz only applies to a disadvantage of racial, ethnic origin or religion, not aberwegen a certain nationality.

"This is a shameful verdict for democracy and for Germany," said Nathan Gelbart, plaintiff's lawyer. "DiesesUrteil can't stand." He announced his calling.

Date Of Update: 18 November 2017, 12:02
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