Real cases of cancelled and delayed flights – and what passengers are owed in each.
- El Al cancels LY8 from New York after passengers had boardedOn Friday, 21 August 2026, El Al cancelled flight LY8 from JFK to Tel Aviv. Passengers were already on the plane.
- They refused a replacement flight that landed on Shabbat – and won compensation from KLMTwo passengers denied boarding on a KLM flight from Montreal turned down an alternative that would have landed in Israel on Shabbat. The court held that refusing didn’t cost them their compensation.
- Israir to pay about ILS 200,000 over a Batumi cancellation – and the court noted the kosher food32 passengers whose return flight from Batumi was cancelled over Pesach 2023 won about ILS 6,250 each. Israir said it would appeal.
- Israir 116 from Luton: a tow vehicle hit the plane, and Shabbat observers were stuck in LondonIn July 2026 Israir flight 116 from Luton to Tel Aviv was cancelled after an airport service vehicle hit the plane. Shabbat-observant passengers only got back to Israel on Sunday.
- KLM 461 to Tel Aviv: a hoax threat, a technical fault, and passengers stuck in BucharestOn Thursday, 5 November 2026, KLM flight 461 from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv was held in Bucharest by a hoax bomb threat. After it was cleared to continue, a technical fault was found – and the flight was cancelled in the middle of the night.
- Lufthansa flights in November 2026: stops, cancellations – and what passengers are owedOn 5 November 2026 the Lufthansa Group announced its crews would not stay overnight in Israel until the end of the month. Since then some flights stop on the way for a crew change, some were cancelled, and some left many hours late.
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