Lufthansa was fined $4 million for discrimination over a 2022 incident involving over 100 Jewish passengers.128 were denied boarding to a connecting flight after some were said to have misbehaved.They were traveling from New York to Budapest for an annual event to honor an Orthodox rabbi.

US authorities have hit Lufthansa with a record $4 million penalty after finding the airline discriminated against more than 100 Jewish travelers by blocking them from boarding a flight in 2022, officials said Tuesday.

Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, has been fined a record $4 million for discriminating against Jewish passengers, the US Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.