A group of 128 passengers were prevented from boarding a Lufthansa flight in 2022 due to inappropriate behavior on a previous flight. The company faces a fine for religious discrimination.
The North American Government announced a fine of four million dollars (3.67 million euros) against the German airline Lufthansa for discriminating against a group of Jewish passengers in 2022, preventing them from making a call.
HE group of 128 passengers traveled from New York to Budapest, via Frankfurton May 3, 2022, at attend an annual celebration in honor of an Orthodox rabbi.
the airline prevented passengers from boarding the second flight in Frankfurt due to the behavior of several elements during the first flight, which refused to wear masks or gathered in hallways and emergency exitsaccording to Lufthansa.
The US Department of Transportation, which imposed the fine, received dozens of complaints from affected passengers and claimed that Lufthansa’s decision constituted religious discrimination.
HE Lufthansa now has 30 days to pay half of the finewhile the other half is forgiven because the airline has already compensated those affected.
Source: Observadora
