JetBlue Wins Early Bid to Toss Jewish Passengers’ Bias Lawsuit

JetBlue Airways Corp. defeated a lawsuit by two Jewish passengers who alleged flight staff discriminated against their heritage after a federal judge held their claims were preempted by a multilateral treaty.

The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, also known as the Montreal Convention, preempts injury claims that arise from entering, leaving, or onboarding an aircraft, even if there are no causes of action available under the Convention, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York said Thursday.

The passengers’ claims were dismissed without leave to refile as the court held ...