Lufthansa fined $4M for discriminating against Jewish passengers
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) levied a record fine against German airline Lufthansa Tuesday for discriminating against Jewish passengers who were stopped from boarding a 2022 flight. Why it matters: The $4 million fine is the largest that the DOT has slapped an airline with for a civil rights violation.
Lufthansa fined in US for barring Jewish passengers from flight
The German airline was fined for allegedly discriminating against Jewish passengers who were kicked off a flight.
US fines German airline Lufthansa for discrimination against Jewish passengers
German airline Lufthansa has been fined $4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over allegations that it discriminated against Jewish passengers. Lufthansa allegedly banned 128 passengers from wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing when headed on a flight from New York to Hungary in 2022, according to NBC News.
German airline penalized for discriminating against Jewish passengers
Lufthansa barred more than 120 Orthodox Jewish men from boarding their connecting flight in May 2022 The US Department of Transportation
Lufthansa hit with record $4 million penalty after blocking 128 Jewish passengers from boarding
The penalty of $4 million by the Department of Transportation is reported to be the highest ever against any airlines for a civil rights violation.
Lufthansa fined record $4 million for discriminating against Jewish passengers
Germany’s flagship airline has been fined $4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation over allegations it discriminated against a group of Jewish passengers. The regulator said Tuesday that Lufthansa had prohibited 128 people wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing from boarding for a connecting flight in Germany as they made their way from New York City to Budapest in May 2022.
Lufthansa fined record $4M for barring Orthodox Jewish passengers from 2022 flight
The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million US for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York.
US fines Lufthansa $4 million for treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers on a 2022 flight
The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York.
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Lufthansa barred more than 120 Orthodox Jewish men from boarding their connecting flight in May 2022 The US Department of Transportation ...