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USA imposes penalty on Lufthansa for discrimination

The US Department of Transportation has accused Lufthansa of discriminating in opposition to Jewish passengers in a single case and has imposed a high quality of $4 million (round 3.7 million euros) on the corporate. According to authorities, that is the most important penalty the Department of Transportation has ever imposed on an airline for civil rights violations.

Specifically, based on the data, it’s a couple of flight from Frankfurt to Budapest in May 2022. 128 passengers from New York, most of whom wore clothes typical of Orthodox Jewish males, had been banned as a consequence of “alleged misconduct” by some or just a few passengers. to board their connecting flight in Germany.

“Although many of the passengers did not know each other and were not traveling together, passengers interviewed by U.S. Department of Transportation investigators said Lufthansa treated them all as a single group and denied them boarding because of the alleged misconduct of a few,” the writes US Department.

Lufthansa: No discrimination

Lufthansa rejects the accusation of discrimination. The firm regrets the circumstances that led to the choice to disclaim boarding to the passengers and has publicly apologized on quite a few events, the ministry quotes Lufthansa within the resolution doc. Lufthansa famous that the incident was as a consequence of “an unfortunate series of inaccurate messages, misinterpretations and misjudgments throughout the decision-making process.”

While that is unlucky, there was no discrimination. According to the airline, the choice was made solely as a consequence of security issues, because the US Ministry describes. The majority of these affected didn’t put on corona protecting masks as required on the flight from New York to Frankfurt.

US Secretary of Transportation: “No one should be discriminated against when traveling”

In an announcement from the airline, which was out there to the “Washington Post”, it’s mentioned that Lufthansa has set itself the aim of being “an ambassador of goodwill, tolerance, diversity and acceptance”. A “unique training program” was developed that handled anti-Semitism and discrimination.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg mentioned: “No one should be discriminated against when they travel, and today’s action sends a clear message to the airline industry that we are prepared to investigate and take action when passengers’ civil rights are violated.”

dpa