The US electronics ban is almost over, as we're down to just a few airlines that are still subjected to it. Over the past week or so we’ve seen five airlines have the electronics ban lifted for flights from their respective hubs to the US: -- The electronics ban was lifted for Etihad flights out…
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As they don't have fifth freedom rights and all snn-JFK passengers must start in Kuwait, the flight is considered to originate there and therefore subject to the travel ban till today.
Pre clearance at SNN closes before the KU flight arrives - last slot is 1400, and KU arrives 1420
@ kt1974 -- Right, as I said, it doesn't use the Pre-Clearance facility, but rather passengers just clear security there.
@ Izz -- Very interesting, shows just how arbitrary this all is. So even though passengers clear security at SNN, they were subjected to it. Yet someone flying from Dubai to New York via Milan wasn't, simply because the ticket could be purchased as a fifth freedom route. Hmmm...
Its clear the ban was never about security but airlines and country in middle east or muslim populated.
The SNN stopover may end soon if KWI passes the security audit which is coming up sometime in July. ( http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/kuwait-airport-security-assessment-july/)
The stopover was added as an extra security layer to the US bound flight until KWI could revamp its security procedures. ( http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/kuwait-airways-fly-new-york-via-ireland/)
KU have expressed their desire to fly non-stop from KWI to JFK, but are waiting on the required security approval to do so ( http://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-airways-offers-daily-flights-new-york-carrier-taking-larger-bite-big-apple/)
Seems like Kuwait Airlines is the worst one I ever experience without even flying. I tried to check their flights and if you try to book, their website does not work at all. I tried 3 different browsers and always the same. Nothing happens after entering the flight details and hitting the "find flight" button.
I asked them on twitter and facebook weeks ago but no response at all so far. If I wouldnt know better it seems like they dont even exist.
Dude Kuwait procedure are confusing even Kuwaiti people them selfs nobody know what we are doing cheers!