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El Al slapped with class action lawsuit over cancellation policy
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Consumer Council files a class action lawsuit against El Al airlines, alleging it illegally charged cancellation fees.
The amount on the claim is $40 million, and the council estimates that tens of thousands of passengers have been affected by El Al’s practices, according to a Wednesday Channel 2 report.
The lawsuit claims that El Al routinely charged passengers to re-book canceled flights in violation of Israeli aviation laws, and that it misled customers.
The lawsuit filed at the Lod District Court applies to passengers who purchased tickets before July 29, 2013.
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