German airline accused: dumping passengers because "Jews looked"
Lufthansa, Germany's national airline, did not allow a group of Jews to board a connecting flight due to what is allegedly defined as discrimination.
Cops were called to calm the spirits.
Lufthansa: "They did not wear masks"
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09/05/2022
Monday, 09 May 2022, 15:17 Updated: 15:38
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German flagship company Lufthansa has been accused of an antisemitic incident against a large group of passengers.
According to a report on the Paddle your own Kanoo website, the airline allegedly did not allow passengers to board the plane due to the fact that they "look" Jewish or have names that sound Jewish.
The alarming incident occurred last Wednesday, when a large group of Jewish passengers arrived in Frankfurt, Germany after a transatlantic flight from JFK Airport in New York.
The passengers were supposed to move to another flight to Budapest, but many of them were delayed due to alleged racial and religious discrimination.
The decision not to let passengers board the next flight was made after some of the customers on the first flight from New York to Frankfurt apparently did not meet the restrictions on wearing face masks on the plane.
Although the U.S. restriction on wearing quotas on planes has been lifted, the German government still requires it, and Lufthansa noted that it is forced to enforce these laws on its flights, as Germany's national airline.
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"Jewish people made the mess, they created the problems"
As for the flight that took place last Wednesday, Lufthansa noted that some of the passengers did not properly comply with Germany's mask wearing laws and therefore the decision was made to prevent them from boarding their next flight.
However, the airline did not identify those who actually violated the rules, but determined that part of the non-compliance was of passengers who appeared to be Jews, according to the report.
This was a large group of between 130 and 170 Jewish passengers on a flight to Budapest, for needs that were defined as "religious," but not all of them traveled together.
However, Lufthansa has apparently decided to ban anyone who it believes is a Jew from making the connection to the next flight.
The decision caused astonishment among the passengers and Lufthansa even called in armed police to deal with the situation.
The situation heated up - and the police were accused of being "Nazis".
One of the videos documenting the incident shows an interaction with a Lufthansa customer service representative, who allegedly confirms that this collective punishment was enforced on religious grounds.
"Jewish people made the mess, they created the problems," it was alleged, the service representative told the passenger.
The decision caused astonishment among the passengers.
Haredi passengers and policemen at the airport (Photo: screenshot, DansDeals)
Lufthansa: is behind the decision
A Lufthansa spokesman now says the airline is investigating the incident, but an initial statement issued by the airline defends the decision to ban passengers from continuing their flight to Budapest.
"Because the safety and security of our passengers and crew is our top priority, Lufthansa will continue to comply with all legal requirements, including the mask wearing limit imposed by the German government. We do so without prejudice and in the welfare of all our passengers."
The statement added that "for legal reasons we can not reveal the number of passengers involved in the incident, but Lufthansa has re-booked the passengers for the next free flight to their final destination. A necessary condition for travel is that passengers meet the mask wearing restrictions, which are a legal requirement."
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