Tel Aviv to New York flight delay compensation
Tel Aviv to New York is 9,117 km, so a delay of three hours or more is worth ₪3,670 per passenger under the Aviation Services Law. Distance sets the band, not the fare.
Check your own TLV–JFK flight →What each law pays on this route
| Statute | Per passenger |
|---|---|
| the Aviation Services Law | ₪3,670 |
| the US DOT rules | No fixed compensation |
The figure is per passenger and is set by distance alone, not by the fare.
The distance, and why it decides the amount
TLV → JFK is 9,117 km, measured as the great-circle distance between the two airports. That is the measure the statutes use — not the miles actually flown, and not the routing. A diversion or a longer flight path does not move you into a higher band.
The thresholds that matter here: EU261 and UK261 step at 1,500 km and 3,500 km; the Israeli Aviation Services Law steps at 2,000 km and 4,500 km. Those different steps are why the same flight can be worth more under one law than the other.
Under EU261 and UK261 this route is already past the last step at 3,500 km, by 5,617 km, so it sits in the top band. Under the Israeli Aviation Services Law this route is already past the last step at 4,500 km, by 4,617 km, so it sits in the top band.
This also answers a question people ask after a diversion: a longer flown path does not move you up a band, because the measure is the straight-line distance between the two airports and it does not change.
When it applies
Three hours or more late at arrival, a cancellation you were told about less than fourteen days ahead, or being denied boarding against your will. Under the Israeli law the delay threshold is eight hours rather than three, which is why a moderate delay often pays under EU261 while a long one pays more under the Israeli law.
Airline guides for this route
Carriers based at either end — each guide has that airline's own claim form and the refusals it tends to send back.