According to a media report, Lufthansa financially compensated Jewish passengers for being banned from a flight in May. Each of the 128 affected customers will receive $21,000 in recourse, industry agency Simple Flying reported Wednesday. The scandal cost the airline the equivalent of around 2.6 million euros. Lufthansa declined to comment on the report.
The incident occurred on May 4 during a flight from New York via Frankfurt to Budapest. A large number of passengers were denied boarding when transferring in Frankfurt after some failed to comply with the obligation to wear an FFP2 mask on board on the previous flight.
No tolerance for racism
Those affected accused Lufthansa of anti-Semitism because all passengers who were outwardly recognizable as Orthodox Jews were excluded. Lufthansa apologized and stressed that the airline has no tolerance for racism, anti-Semitism or discrimination of any kind.
Source: Krone
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