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Israir Ordered to Compensate Family Stranded in Zanzibar
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First reported by Bizportal · 1 day ago
What happened
An Israeli court ordered airline Israir to pay over 9,000 shekels to the Shnir family as compensation for expenses after their flight from Zanzibar was canceled due to Israeli airspace closure. The family was stranded for nine days and had to buy new tickets.
- 01Israir must pay over 9,000 shekels to the Shnir family.
- 02Flight cancellation from Zanzibar stranded the family for nine days.
- 03Airspace closure in Israel caused the flight cancellation.
- 04The family had to purchase new tickets on another airline.
- 05The court rejected Israir's force majeure defense.
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