Flight had to make an emeregency landing
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EL AL sued for 'traumatic' experience
Some 523 passengers traveling from Tel Aviv to New York aboard EL AL flight two years ago sueing airline after they claim they suffered 'anxiety, panic and trauma'
Traveling overseas is usually a pleasant experience - not for the Shpitzer family. Passengers traveling aboard a flight from Tel Aviv to New York have filed a suit against EL AL for what they say was a "traumatic" experience.
According to the Shpitzer family, their flight had to make an emergency landing in Israel, causing them great "anxiety, panic and trauma."
They are now suing El Al for millions of shekels to compensate the 523 passengers for their harrowing experience and are requesting that part of the claim be recognized as a class action suit.
Two years ago the Shpitzer family flew from Tel Aviv to New York. However, the plane suffered difficulties during takeoff and had to return to Ben-Gurion International Airport two hours later.
"It was very tense," one passenger recalls. "When we approached the landing strip, we noticed that the entire airport had prepared for an emergency landing."
The law suit was filed by attorney Amir Shpitzer, who was also on the plane at the time.
EL AL officials said in response they have not yet received the claim.
