{"id":3829,"date":"2019-01-16T07:46:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T07:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2019-01-16T08:14:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T08:14:23","slug":"wataniya-airways-to-compensate-passengers-in-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/wataniya-airways-to-compensate-passengers-in-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Wataniya Airways to compensate passengers in gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">In a precedent-setting ruling, the Court of First Instance demanded that Wataniya Airways pay compensation to three passengers after they filed a lawsuit against the company for causing delay and canceling\u00a0their scheduled trip to Istanbul, reports Al-Rai daily.<\/div>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The court ordered the company to pay each passenger an equivalent KD271.825 in gold \u2013 the value at the time the verdict was issued. 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