On Monday, the U.S. Transportation Department announced that it is assessing $2.5 million in civil penalties against three airlines for significant delays in issuing refunds owed to passengers due to COVID-19-related flight disruptions. The affected airlines are Lufthansa (OTC:DLAKY) (OTC:DLAKF), KLM Royal Dutch Airways (OTC:KLMR), and South African Airways. The U.S. Department stated that these penalties stem from delays in providing over $900 million in refunds to passengers whose flights were
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Monday it has imposed $2.5 million in civil penalties in total against Lufthansa, Air France unit KLM Royal Dutch Airways and South African Airways. The civil penalties, the department said, are for significant delays in providing more than $900 million in refunds owed to passengers due to flights disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and after thousands of airline customers were forced to wait months.
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