The Transportation Department imposed a $4 million fine on Lufthansa for discriminating against 128 Jewish passengers in 2022, marking the largest civil rights violation penalty by the agency.
Lufthansa's denial for these specific passengers was not based on any identified wrongdoing, which highlighted the airline's failure to distinguish between individuals and unfairly penalized the entire group.
The incident began when Lufthansa's flight crew reported that some passengers were not following safety protocols, but the actions taken against the majority, who were innocent, violated U.S. civil rights statutes.
The Transportation Department's findings underscore that the airline's behavior, treating the Jewish passengers as a singular entity based on the misbehavior of few, constituted clear religious discrimination.
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