Originally Posted by
STN406
First time poster so please be kind.
Was wondering the reason why Kuwait Airways decided not to swap SNN for STN. This is because I work in the terminal building daily and saw on two occasions Kuwait Airways engineers being taken through the staff security point into departures.
The basis of the story is:
Kuwait use SNN as a security stop over as the US isn't allowing it to fly direct.
SNN then proposed a downgrade of their fire cover which meant the KU B77W couldn't use SNN. STN/MAN were looked at as a replacement.
STN initially won out, but then STN bosses realised their transit lounge wasn't up to the job for the flight, so, a switch back to MAN was proposed.
It then transpires that a deal had been done with SNN to keep the fire cover for the B77W, so, the flight is staying there.