U.S. Department of Transportation fines airline $4 million for refusing to transport Jewish passengers

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The U.S. Department of Transportation has imposed a record $4 million penalty on Lufthansa after the airline barred Jewish passengers from a May 2022 flight due to alleged non-compliance with mask mandates.

The Department determined that Lufthansa discriminated against these passengers, treating them as a single group despite many not knowing each other.

This penalty marks the largest ever levied against an airline for civil rights violations. Lufthansa agreed to the payment to avoid litigation but denied any discrimination, attributing the situation to “inaccurate communications.” The incident involved passengers traveling from New York to Budapest, many of whom were wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish attire and had booked through similar agencies.

Following a captain’s alert about non-compliance, Lufthansa security held the tickets of over 100 Jewish passengers, blocking them from their connecting flight. Although most were rebooked, the DOT emphasized that discrimination is unacceptable in travel

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