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US Department of Transportation (DOT) fined Lufthansa $4 million (€3.68 million) after accusing her of “discriminating against Jewish passengers.”

This is the highest fine this body has ever imposed and it relates to what happened on a voyage between FRankfurt (Germany) and Budapest (Hungary) in 2022.

According to the department’s complaint, 128 passengers arriving from New York, USA, many of whom were dressed in clothing typical of Orthodox Jewish men, were seen The airline refused to allow them to board the flight due to “misconduct” some of them.

In particular, on the flight New York – Frankfurt, some of these passengers They didn’t use sanitary labels, which was mandatory on flights to or from the European Union at the time due to the pandemic, although the company was unable to identify passengers who were not following the rules.

Therefore, DOT emphasizes that These passengers did not travel together and did not know each other. but the company decided to take action as if it were the same group and deny boarding to all of them, the organization said in a statement.