US fines Lufthansa record $4m for alleged discrimination of Jews

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has accused Lufthansa of discriminating against Jewish passengers and fined the German airline $4 million - the largest such fine the department has ever issued, it said on Tuesday. The fine is based on a civil rights complaint filed by the DOT against Lufthansa. The case stems from a flight from Frankfurt to Budapest in May 2022, in which 128 passengers from New York, most of whom were wearing clothing typical of Orthodox Jewish …