Unlawful discrimination by Kuwaiti Airways

Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) unlawfully discriminates against Israeli nationals by refusing to recognize their passports or fly them on any of their flights on routes around the world.

After alerting the U.S. Department of Transportation of KAC’s discriminatory behavior in 2017, The Lawfare Project took steps to force the airline to choose between complying with federal and foreign law or facing the termination of its lease at JFK International Airport. KAC canceled its popular JFK-London route, likely resulting in millions of dollars of pecuniary loss.

The Lawfare Project simultaneously brought suit against KAC in Switzerland, which resulted in KAC shutting down all of its inter-European flights.