New-York: Germany’s biggest airline, Lufthansa has been fined a record $4 million over an incident in which 128 Jewish travellers were barred from

The Transportation Department handed out a record fine after the airline prevented 128 travelers from making a connecting flight in 2022.

German airline staff allegedly prohibited 128 Orthodox Jews from boarding a flight because half of them had been refusing to wear face masks during the pandemic.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday fined Germany-based airline Lufthansa $4 million for violating the rights of 128 Jewish passengers who were traveling from New York City to Frankfurt and Budapest, the largest fine ever issued for civil rights violations.

The fine is the largest ever issued by the Department of Transportation against an airline.

The United States has fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York.

Lufthansa has been fined for discriminating against a group of more than 100 Orthodox Jewish men traveling from New York in 2022.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York.