A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish.
The court also ordered the airline to pay 13,000 euros (£11,000; $17,000) in fines and damages.
Horia Ankour had planned to fly to Tel Aviv from Nice to join other activists in a pro-Palestinian campaign.
Air France said she was on a list undesirables provided by Israel. The company said it would appeal.
The incident happened during what was dubbed by the media the "flytilla" campaign in April 2012 - when hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists sought to fly to Israel and then make their way to the occupied West Bank. Full story...
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The court also ordered the airline to pay 13,000 euros (£11,000; $17,000) in fines and damages.
Horia Ankour had planned to fly to Tel Aviv from Nice to join other activists in a pro-Palestinian campaign.
Air France said she was on a list undesirables provided by Israel. The company said it would appeal.
The incident happened during what was dubbed by the media the "flytilla" campaign in April 2012 - when hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists sought to fly to Israel and then make their way to the occupied West Bank. Full story...
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