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Customer files lawsuit against Israir Airlines over reduced legroom
By Carmel Ben-Zur

A disgruntled customer filed a lawsuit against Israir on Sunday claiming the airline company overcrowded its planes and misinformed the public on the legroom on its flights.

The plaintiff, Abraham Speizman, accused Israir of having advertised that the distance between each passenger seat on its Boeing 767-300 ER flights was 82 centimeters, whereas the real distance was 76 centimeters.

Speizman claims that by cramming passengers together Israir added 25 seats to each flight, raising the number of tickets it can sell from 218 to 243.

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An architect by profession, Speizman decided to file a suit against Israir after flying on one of their Tel Aviv-bound flights from Bangkok, Thailand. He claims that he immediately noticed the reduced legroom when boarding the plane and that it caused him great discomfort throughout the flight.
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  1.   Timely article 20:42  |  Nathaniel 13/05/07
  2.   good for him 21:08  |  SJ 13/05/07
  3.   Good luck to the architect 21:34  |  jn 13/05/07
  4.   Israair 22:11  |  robin 13/05/07
  5.   Just typical of an Israeli airline! 22:52  |  Ian 13/05/07
  6.   jn 23:09  |  Danite 13/05/07
  7.   Business, not Politics 00:25  |  Ronnie 14/05/07
  8.   Airline legroom 01:00  |  Paul 14/05/07
  9.   Blame the haredim & settlers! 02:39  |  you always do! 14/05/07
  10.   who cares 02:42  |  Dovid Yanna 14/05/07
  11.   Pssst! The Airlines Aren`t Listening 02:51  |  Tony Anthony 14/05/07
  12.   MOSSAD CONSPIRACY 03:19  |  Brant 14/05/07
  13.   Has Speizman Thought About Entering Politics? 03:51  |  Yoram 14/05/07
  14.   not a unique Israeli problem 04:43  |  Johann 14/05/07
  15.   reply to Yoram # 3 good idea but 06:41  |  SJ 14/05/07
  16.   seating on El Al 06:47  |  Alan Miller 14/05/07
  17.   2.5 inches 03:56  |  JH 16/05/07
  18.   Israir CEO Biran quits 02:40  |  BUSHA 18/06/07
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