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The department said most of the 128 passengers who were denied boarding "wore distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men." Although many did not know each other and were not traveling ...

After some people were said to have misbehaved on the first flight to Frankfurt, Lufthansa prevented 128 Jewish passengers — most of whom wore garments typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men ...

The 128 Jewish passengers were among the 131 total passengers onboard, traveling for an annual memorial event to honor an Orthodox rabbi, a consent order released by the DOT explains. Michaela ...

The DOT noted in a consent order that the passengers were wearing “distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men.” They were denied boarding as a group and were unable to connect in ...

The German airline blocked the travellers – many of whom were wearing distinctive clothing typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men – from boarding a connecting flight in Frankfurt in May 2022 ...

Bassous from the Bible Society Lebanon, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Also in the meeting were members of the board of the American Bible Society, Treasurer of the Archdiocese Mrs.

Travelers queue at the Lufthansa airline counter in Terminal 1 in Frankfurt on Oct. 4. Photo: Andreas Arnold/picture alliance via Getty Images ...

The airline allegedly discriminated against the group of Orthodox Jewish passengers — who were wearing traditional black garb — while they were trying to board in Frankfurt during a stopover ...

and most of them "wore distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men," according to the DOT. The agency said it received over 40 complaints from Jewish passengers involved in the incident ...

The department said most of the 128 passengers who were denied boarding “wore distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men.” Although many did not know each other and were not traveling ...