Lufthansa hit with record penalty after barring Jewish passengers

The US has hit Lufthansa with a record $4m (3m) penalty after the airline barred Jewish passengers from a 2022 flight because some allegedly refused to follow rules requiring face masks. The Department of Transportation said Lufthansa discriminated against the passengers, treating them "as if they were all a single group", though many were not travelling together and did not know one another.It said the penalty…