In May 2022, Lufthansa barred 128 Jewish passengers from a connecting flight to Budapest following alleged misconduct on their initial leg, resulting in a historic fine.
The Department of Transportation found Lufthansa's actions discriminatory, highlighting that they did not properly document or identify specific passengers who engaged in the reported misconduct.
Passengers expressed feeling targeted due to their religious identities, with one reflecting, 'I was guilty by association, and that association is being an Orthodox Jew.'
Lufthansa acknowledged the situation stemmed from 'inaccurate communications, misinterpretations, and misjudgments,' but the Department of Transportation classified it as discrimination.
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