A rare sighting of justice being done.
“Kuwait Airways pays damages to Israeli barred from boarding Heathrow flight,” Jewish News, August 7, 2018:
Kuwait Airways has agreed to pay substantial damages plus costs to an Israeli National who was refused a ticket on a flight from London to Bangkok on the grounds of her nationality.
Mandy Blumenthal, with the help of UK Lawyers for Israel, issued a claim against Kuwait Airways, claiming damages for racial discrimination and harassment, after she tried to buy a return ticket to Bangkok at Heathrow Airport from the Kuwait Airways desk last November.
UK Lawyers for Israel, a voluntary organisation of lawyers who support Israel, facilitated Ms Blumenthal’s claim by organising her legal representation by barristers John Bowers QC and Benjamin Gray, and David Berens of Fuglers Solicitors.
Ms Blumenthal’s encounter at the Kuwait Airways desk was filmed, and the video is available on Youtube. At first Kuwait Airways were prepared to sell her the ticket but refused once they saw her Israeli passport. The Kuwait Airways ticket clerk repeatedly explained: “Israeli passport holders are not permitted to travel on Kuwait Airways”.
Kuwait Airways has now agreed to pay Ms Blumenthal damages but has not admitted liability….
Spokesmen for Jewish Human Rights Watch said “we took the action against Kuwait airways ..because we were disgusted by the fact an airline would ban a person because of their religion and country. We salute Mandy for her bravery. There will be no no-go-zones for Jews.”