on may 3, 2022, 131 passengers began a journey from new york city to budapest to attend an annual memorial event for an orthodox rabbi. based on "the misconduct of some passengers" on the initial leg to frankfort, 128 passengers were prevented from continuing on to budapest many of the passengers were male, wearing "distinctive garb typically worn by orthodox jewish men" and had used the same handful of travel agencies to book their tickets. during the first flight, the captain alerted lufthansa security that some passengers had failed to follow crew instructions requiring masks, and barring gathering in aisles and other places on board.  despite many of the passengers not knowing one another and not traveling together, lufthansa treated the men as a single group and prevented all of them from boarding for the alleged misbehavior of a few, the u.s. department of transportation said.  "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,"
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