The decision not to carry a passenger was made on a 'case by case decision', says Lufthansa spokesman Michael Lamberty
Source/Credit: The Independent
By Jon Sharman | December 5, 2017
German pilots have grounded more than 220 flights because they were being used to deport failed asylum seekers.
Many of the pilots involved said they wanted no part in sending people back to Afghanistan, where violence is still rife following years of war and occupation by Western forces.
Germany has deemed it a "safe country of origin" in some cases, despite ongoing violence and repression in parts of the country.
Between January and September 222 flights were cancelled, according to German government figures, with most – 140 – coming at Frankfurt airport. Others refused to fly from Cologne and Bonn.
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