(Frankfurt) A German
court has ruled that Kuwaiti airlines was within its rights to cancel a flight
made by a Jewish student living in Germany on a flight to Thailand. The
cancellation came a few days before the students scheduled departure in August
2016 when he revealed he had an Israeli passport. The airline did offer to book
him on a nonstop flight to Bangkok with another carrier. He refused the offer
and filed the lawsuit, seeking compensation for alleged discrimination. He also
insisted the airline should have to accept him as a passenger.
However the court rejected his discrimination claim ruling
that German law covers discrimination based on race, ethnicity or religion, but
not nationality.
Whilst the offer of booking another flight was generous, I
have to admit it does smack of discrimination and if the shoe had been on the
other foot, all hell would be playing loose. I cannot help but feel that the West is appeasing Islam more and more on a daily basis.
