Lufthansa pays $4m fine over treatment of Jewish passengers

US transport department fines Lufthansa $4M for discriminating against Jewish passengers

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday a $4 million penalty against Lufthansa for discriminating against Jewish passengers. The penalty is the largest ever issued by the DOT against an airline for civil rights violations. The penalty stemmed from complaints filed by Jewish passengers in May 2022 who were flying from New York to Budapest with a connecting flight in Frankfurt, Germany. 128 passengers, “most of whom wore dis…

Lufthansa fined US$4 million after 128 Jewish passengers stopped from boarding flight

It is the largest penalty ever issued against an airline for civil rights violations, said the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday.

Lufthansa given record £3,000,000 fine for barring Jewish passengers from flight

More than a hundred passengers wearing Orthodox Jewish garb were blocked from their connecting flights (Picture: Getty Images) Lufthansa has been slapped with a record fine after it barred a group of Jewish passengers from boarding their flight. The US Department of Transportation hit the the airline with a $4,000,000 (£3,000,000) fine over the alleged discrimination. The fine is said to be the largest ever issued against any airline for civil…

The Lufthansa airline was fined four million dollars (93 million crowns) for violating civil rights. In 2022, it prevented 128 Jews traveling from the US to Hungary for the annual commemoration from crossing in Germany. Although the company later apologized for its behavior, a fine for discriminatory behavior will not be avoided.

Airline handed eye-watering £3m fine for discriminating against Jewish passenger

Lufthansa was given the largest fine ever imposed by the US Department of Transportation against an airline for civil rights violations.

Lufthansa fined $4 million for discriminating against Jewish passengers