Lufthansa Fined Record $4M for Alleged 'Discrimination' Against Jewish PassengersChris MenahanInformationLiberation Oct. 16, 2024 |
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![]() ![]() From RT, "German airline penalized for 'discriminating' against Jews": The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a $4 million penalty against German national airline Lufthansa for allegedly discriminating against a group of Jewish passengers. The department's investigation into the complaints concluded that Lufthansa prohibited the whole group of Jewish passengers from completing their travel to Budapest on the basis of alleged misbehavior by a few of them. According to media reports, some individuals had allegedly refused to comply with the airline's rules requiring them to wear face masks.I couldn't find a single media outlet covering Lufthansa's side of the story in any detail but managed to find it myself on Regulations.gov (pdf). Lufthansa wrote in their defense: Lufthansa states that the safety and security of flight operations is Lufthansa’s highest priority. Lufthansa asserts that a large number of the passengers on LH 401, who were denied boarding at FRA, repeatedly disregarded crew instructions to wear face masks, which at the time was mandated under German law due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Lufthansa states that, in addition, passengers were requested to avoid gathering in the aisles, galleys, and near emergency exit doors, as required under safety and security regulations under U.S. and German law. Lufthansa steadfastly maintains that the actions of the crew of LH 401 were taken in the interest of safety and security. Lufthansa states that the crew of LH 401 did not discriminate against any passenger on the basis of perceived religion or ethnicity or manifest any intentional malice or ill intent toward any passenger. Lufthansa notes that certain flight attendants on LH 401 permitted and facilitated praying by small gatherings of passengers during the flight, which the carrier asserts underscores the Lufthansa crew’s lack of any discriminatory feelings or actions toward any of the passengers. Lufthansa states that a large number of passengers (as many as 60 passengers at any given time during the flight) repeatedly disregarded both in-flight public address announcements from the flight deck and in-person crew instructions. Lufthansa stresses that in some cases, passengers not only refused to comply with safety and security requirements, but argued with Lufthansa flight attendants and other passengers who courteously reminded them of the obligation to wear masks. The conduct of those passengers, according to Lufthansa, placed the crew and other passengers of LH 401 in a difficult situation. The passenger misconduct on LH 401, Lufthansa states, also obstructed flight attendants in the Economy Class cabin from providing food and beverage service and inconvenienced other passengers. Lufthansa concludes that the LH 401 flight crew was diligent and professional in addressing this situation."No one should face discrimination when they travel, and today's action sends a clear message to the airline industry that we are prepared to investigate and take action whenever passengers' civil rights are violated," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement on Tuesday. Literally thousands of Americans were banned from flying for mask violations and yet they didn't get even one dime of compensation for their troubles. This same administration for two years forced foreigners traveling to America to be fully "vaccinated" against COVID -- literally forcing people to take an experimental "vaccine" just to see their friends and family in America -- and Buttigieg didn't have a word of condemnation for that blatant discrimination (let alone demand compensation). The two-tiered system of "justice" in our country is beyond parody. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |