Blue Bird Airways offers 800,000 shekels in discounts to stranded passengers

Blue Bird Airways agreed to allocate 800,000 shekels for discounts of up to 400 shekels per passenger stranded abroad during the June 2025 airspace closure. The settlement, pending court approval, covers passengers whose flights were canceled due to the closure.

Blue Bird airline will compensate passengers stranded abroad during the war, as reported this morning (Wednesday). According to the settlement agreement submitted to the Tel Aviv District Court, the company will compensate group members with a total of 800,000 shekels, with each passenger expected to receive 400 shekels. The compensation will be given as a discount when purchasing a round-trip ticket on the Blue Bird website. The class action lawsuit concerns the claim that the company did not provide its customers with assistance services as required by the Aviation Services Law, and they were left abroad following the prolonged closure of airspace due to security reasons. Attorney Yitzhak Assouline, who represented the clients, stated that the settlement provides a response to passengers stranded abroad and allows them to receive compensation without waiting for a lengthy legal ruling.