German airline Lufthansa has issued an apology after it was accused of refusing a large group of Orthodox Jewish passengers to board a flight. Some of them had allegedly refused to wear masks, it was said. Issuing a statement late Tuesday night, Lufthansa said that it “regrets the circumstances surrounding the decision to exclude the affected passengers from the flight, for which Lufthansa sincerely apologizes.” The airline – accused of antisemitism – further mentioned that it was reviewing what had happened during the incident.
“We regret that the large group was denied boarding rather than limiting it to the non-compliant guests. We have zero tolerance for racism, antisemitism, and discrimination of any type,” the airline added in its statement.
