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Israel’s Arkia, Israir sued over consumer law violations

A ILS20.75 million shekel (USD6 million) class-action lawsuit has been filed against Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) and Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) for allegedly violating Israeli consumer protection laws by withholding refunds they were supposed to return to passengers, The Times of Israel newspaper has reported citing court papers.

According to the lawsuit, passengers assigned to Terminal 1 at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion are required to pay a lower departure tax than those using Terminal 3, as there are more services and amenities on offer at the latter. The fee is currently ILS104.31 (USD30.25) at Terminal 3 and ILS48.06 (USD13.94) at Terminal 1. The tax is paid directly to the airlines, which must then pass it on to the Israel Airports Authority.

According to the lawsuit, which was filed by lawyers Nitzan Gadot and Rotem Sagi, issues arise when passengers are asked to depart from a terminal that is different to the one they were initially assigned, yet the difference in the fee amount remains the same. Airlines...

Omani airspace remains closed to Israeli carriers

Israeli airlines have hit an unexpected obstacle in their quest for direct routes to Asia across the Arabian Peninsula after Oman refused to open its airspace to them.

Israel's Hayom daily said the sultanate had "caved" to pressure from Iran. Yoel Gozhanskya, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, pointed out that Tehran has been ramping up pressure on all of its regional allies to halt the normalisation of diplomatic ties with Israel.

Israel had previously secured Saudi transit rights (with the exception of Israel Defence Force personnel), even though the Kingdom continues not to recognise Israel as a state. The decision was announced shortly before the visit of US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia and was seen as a part of the wider process of improving Arab-Israeli relations, which picked up after the late 2020 Abraham Accords.

At the time, El Al Israel Airlines and Arkia Israeli Airlines said they were looking forward to the implementation of the decision, which would significantly shorten their existing and prospective...