Israel’s 8-Hour Rule: When Rebooking Is Not Cancellation

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Your flight is cancelled, but the airline rebooks you a few hours later. Is compensation still due? In a recent decision, the Jerusalem District Court held that rebooking passengers onto an alternative flight departing less than eight hours after the original time will generally not constitute a “cancelled flight” under Israel’s Aviation Services Law. The article explains the ruling, the reasoning, and what it means for carriers operating to Israel. Eyal Doron, Head of Aviation Department at S. Horowitz, examines the ruling for L2B.

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