FTA Launches Probe Of Chick-Fil-A Bans

(The Foundry) The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that it will investigate whether two airports violated federal law or transportation regulations by denying a contract to Chick-fil-A on religious grounds. The Department has received complaints alleging discrimination by two airport operators against a private company due to the expression of the owners religious beliefs" DOT said in a statement. FAAs Office of Civil Rights has notified the San Antonio International Airport (SAT) and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) that it has opened investigations into these complaints."