The district court distinguished companies with representatives in Israel and without • According to the ruling, companies without representatives, in which some of the most active in Israel, are not subject to the Consumer Protection Law • "There may be an appeal"

• EasyJet is not subject to Israeli consumer protection law

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Airlines with no representative in Israel are not bound by Israeli consumer protection law - the district court ruled following a lawsuit filed five years ago against British airline EasyJet. The ruling means that if you purchase a plane ticket through one of the foreign companies with no representative in the country, you will not be able to receive your money under Israeli law, regret or demand changes under the law.

Who are the same companies without a representative in Israel? This is a huge chunk of the active airline market in Israel during the normal days. Among the companies that are not active in Israel are mainly the three largest Lukoost companies Izjet, Wiz Air and Rainier, but alongside many other companies.

Many important meanings for the ruling, including what happens when you booked a plane ticket through an Israeli travel agent who is committed to the Consumer Protection Law and sold you a plane ticket from one of these companies? The situation will be that the agent will be obliged to return your money, but he will not be reimbursed under Israeli law and will have to fight with the airlines overseas. Such a situation could create a trend for agents who will not market the flights of those companies, will offer more expensive flights and so again We return to orders directly with the companies and without any protection to the Israeli consumer.

The ruling also shows that Israeli companies and foreign companies with representatives in Israel will be discriminated against against those companies without a representative. Israeli and foreign companies with their representatives in Israel will be governed by Israeli law and those companies that operate flights to Israel without a representative in Israel will be able to act in contravention of Israeli law despite the fact that in Israel, millions of Israelis operate every year.

The Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Authority commented on the decision, "The outcome of the ruling and its consequences could be to the regret of Israeli consumers. Israeli Consumers The issue of e-commerce in the international arena and questions of cross-border authority regarding a dealer who does not sit on the territory of the states is a burning issue that is widely debated in court rulings in various countries and in Israel as well as by international organizations. "

The Israeli Consumer Council said: "The Consumer Council believes that a foreign airline flying hundreds of Israelis every day is subject to Israeli law and the Consumer Protection Law. Foreign Aviation. "