The airline Lufthansa said on Monday (11) that it will use a plane with a message in favor of diversity to take the Germany team and the country’s fans to the World Cup in Qatar, one of the most controversial tournaments in history.
The phrase “Diversity Wins” is printed on the body of the plane that took off this Monday from Frankfurt with players, coaches and coaching staff bound for Muscat, Oman, where the German team will meet before the start of the competition.
“The aircraft designated for the flight, an Airbus A330, will sport a special slogan to send a clear message to the world: #DiversityWins!” Lufthansa wrote in a statement.
Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQIA+ community has come under fire as the country prepares to host the tournament. Qatar angrily rejected most of the attacks. Even local media on Sunday criticized the “arrogance” of some Western countries.
Fan groups organized by various German clubs, including Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin, have often criticized Qatar’s awarding of the World Cup in recent weeks, and even called for a general boycott by fans.
Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm, the 2014 World Cup champion, said on Sunday that Qatar should never have been allowed to host the World Cup and vowed to stay away from the tournament.
“Giving the World Cup to Qatar was a mistake,” Lahm wrote in a column in the German newspaper Die Zeit.
“Homosexuals are still criminalized, women do not have the same rights as men, freedom of the press and freedom of expression are restricted,” Lahm emphasized.
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