US gov't will now reluctantly confirm or deny your inclusion on its "No Fly List," if you ask

Mark Frauenfelder 9:48 am Wed Apr 15, 2015

People who think they may have been banned by the federal government from flying on commercial planes will now be able to find out for sure whether or not they are one of the unlucky 47,000 estimated members of No Fly List.

The change in posture comes in response to a series of lawsuits from individuals who claim they’ve been wrongly included on the list. Specifically, the government is responding to a lawsuit brought by a 19-year-old US citizen who was detained in Kuwait in December 2010 and prevented from returning to the United States.

Gulet Mohamed claimed he was subject to torture in a Kuwaiti detention facility, and efforts to return home to the states were thwarted since his name appeared on the No Fly List. He was not facing any charges in Kuwait or the US before his arrest.

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