Delta adopts Saudi 'no-Jew' fly policy: Challenge to discrimination building as Congress, lawyers warned of plan

Delta Air Lines' plan to add Saudi Arabian Airlines to itsSkyTeam Allianceof partneringcompanieswould require the American carrier to ban Jews and holders of Israeli passports from boarding flights from New York or Washington bound for Jeddah, prompting outraged accusations of illegal religious discrimination.

The issue, which has caught the attention of theAmerican Center for Law and Justicealready, was raised when Washington attorney Jeffrey Lovitky was perusing airline procedures for travel.

"As we learn more about the issue and facts, we are determined to ensure that American citizens do not face discrimination byairlineslike Delta that are passenger code-sharing with Saudi Arabian Airlines, said Colby M. May, director and senior counsel of the ACLJ.

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