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Arkia Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Unapproved Flights to Japan

A class action lawsuit was filed against Arkia alleging the airline sold unapproved flights to Japan, causing thousands of passengers to book non-existent trips. The suit claims Arkia sold tickets while seeking route approval, transferring risk to customers and canceling flights last minute to avoid compensation.

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Arkia Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Unapproved Flights to Japan
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What happened

  1. 01A class action lawsuit was filed against Arkia for selling unapproved flights to Japan.
  2. 02Thousands of passengers allegedly purchased tickets for a "theoretical" route lacking Japanese authority approval.
  3. 03The lawsuit claims Arkia sold tickets while seeking approval, transferring flight risk to passengers.
  4. 04Passengers were allegedly informed of cancellations shortly before their trips to avoid compensation.
  5. 05Arkia denies the allegations and hopes to launch the Japan route soon.

Arkia denies the claims and hopes to operate the route soon.

Translated and summarized by baba from Ynet, the latest report. Read Ynet’s original

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