Flight Cancellation

The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that travel agencies cannot deduct processing fees from refunds when airlines cancel flights. The landmark decision ensures full statutory refunds for travelers.

An attempted kidnapping on a Flydubai flight has driven a surge in flight cancellations on Emirati airlines and increased demand for flexible travel insurance among Israeli passengers flying to the UAE and the Far East.

The chaos at Ben Gurion Airport continues to affect international flights. An El Al flight from New York, scheduled for Friday morning, was cancelled after boarding due to concerns that the flight would arrive in Israel during the Sabbath.

It has come to the attention of N12 that El Al is forced to cancel the launch of its direct route to Hanoi, Vietnam. Israeli security officials stated that they could not grant the necessary permits to operate the route. This is not related to a specific security incident or a travel warning, but rather to the approval of Israeli security procedures at the airport.

An unruly child on a domestic flight in Canada who refused to buckle up forced the crew to make an unusual decision: returning to the gate so the child and their parent could disembark. Passengers were forced to wait for a new flight the following day due to the incident.

A group of 28 Israeli passengers successfully obtained a court order in the Netherlands to seize equipment from a Blue Bird aircraft at Schiphol Airport. The move was a response to a flight cancellation two years ago.