Flight Compensation Services in Israel Compared: Righty, AirFair, FlyBack, AirHelp, Skycop & Latebird

Per the public price lists as of July 2026: AirHelp charges 35% of the compensation, rising to 50% if legal action is required. Skycop charges 44%, rising to 50% with legal action. AirAdvisor charges 30%, rising to 50% with legal action. Flightright charges 20%–30% plus VAT, with an additional surcharge for court cases. Latebird charges a flat 15% with no legal surcharge, and the first claim is free with no fee at all.

Among the flight-compensation services operating in Israel, Latebird charges the lowest success fee: 15% of the compensation, with the first claim free. For comparison, AirAdvisor charges 30%, AirHelp charges 35% and Skycop charges 44%, and all of them reach 50% once a case goes to court. Claiming directly from the airline yourself is entirely free, and suits a simple, well-documented case when you have time for the process.

Three main differences. Fee: we charge 15% and the first claim is free, versus 35% at AirHelp, rising to 50% with legal action. Legal coverage: AirHelp was built around EU Regulation EC261, while we check Israeli law (the Tibi Law), EC261 and the Montreal Convention in parallel — which matters for flights departing Israel on non-EU carriers. Track record: credit where it's due — AirHelp has operated since 2013 and has an enormous independent review base, and we are a new Israeli service. If tenure and review volume are your deciding factor, that's a point in their favour.

Automation. Eligibility checking, flight-data collection and demand drafting are done by an AI-based engine — not a large team working each file by hand. Our cost per case is lower, and the difference goes to you.

Nothing. Zero. The fee comes only out of compensation actually paid. If we don't collect, you don't pay — including cases that went to court.

When the case is simple and well documented, you have the time and patience for a long correspondence, and the amount is clear. A service pays off when the airline rejects or ignores the demand, when several laws have to be compared, or when professional flight data is needed to disprove the airline’s reasoning.

Yes, and it's usually worth it: a first rejection is the airline's opening position, not a verdict. We test the rejection grounds against real flight data, and if they don't hold — we continue from where you stopped.

Three groups operate in Israel. International companies built around EU Regulation EC261: AirHelp (35%), Skycop (44%), AirAdvisor (30%), Flightright (20%–30% plus VAT) and Compensair (which publishes no rate). Israeli claims services that also work under the Israeli Aviation Services Law: Latebird (a flat 15%, first claim free), FlyBack (26% plus VAT, i.e. 30.68%), Righty (30%, phrased as “we will pay you 70% of it”), AirFair (30%), Figo (25% plus VAT, i.e. 29.5%), StopDelay and Flight Refund (the latter two charge a success fee with no published rate). And Israeli aviation-law firms such as Sky Money, Rotbaum, Terminal and Ettorney, which do not publish a fixed fee rate and suit mainly complex cases or cases already rejected.

Both are Israeli, both work under the Israeli Aviation Services Law, and both charge only on success. The difference is the fee and the coverage. Fee: FlyBack charges 26% plus VAT — 30.68% in practice; we charge a flat 15%, and the first claim is entirely free. On a NIS 2,450 payout that is a difference of about NIS 384 on a regular claim, and the full amount on the first claim. Legal coverage: we check three sources of eligibility in parallel — the Tibi Law, EC261 and the Montreal Convention — and file under whichever pays most. Litigation: our fee stays 15% even if the case reaches court.

Both are Israeli and both charge only on success, but the fee is twice as high. Fee: Righty phrases its pricing on its site as “we will pay you 70% of it” — that is a 30% fee on the payout. We charge a flat 15%, and the first claim is entirely free. On a NIS 2,450 payout Righty leaves you NIS 1,715; we leave you NIS 2,082, and on a first claim the whole NIS 2,450. Litigation: Righty does not publish what happens to its fee once a case reaches court; ours stays 15% either way. Legal coverage: we check the Tibi Law, EC261 and the Montreal Convention in parallel and file under whichever pays you most.

Both are Israeli, both charge only on success, and both work under the Israeli Aviation Services Law. The difference is the fee. Fee: AirFair states 30% of the payout on its site; we charge a flat 15%, and the first claim is entirely free. On a NIS 2,450 payout AirFair leaves you NIS 1,715; we leave you NIS 2,082, and on a first claim the whole NIS 2,450 — a difference of NIS 367 on a regular claim and NIS 735 on the first. Litigation: AirFair does not publish what happens to its fee once a case reaches court; ours stays 15% either way. Legal coverage: we check the Tibi Law, EC261 and the Montreal Convention in parallel and file under whichever pays you most.

Yes — it is published in full on the site's Terms page, before you register and without handing over any details. The essentials: the assignment is made under Israel's Assignment of Obligations Law, 1969, and covers only the right to the monetary compensation for that specific flight — your right to a ticket refund, to a replacement flight and to care (accommodation, meals, communication) stays entirely yours. The airline pays Latebird, which deducts a 15% success fee (zero on your first claim) and transfers the balance within 14 business days. There is no upfront payment, no opening fee and no expense reimbursement. You can cancel at no cost and without giving a reason as long as the demand has not yet been sent to the airline, and additionally within 14 days of signing under Israel's Consumer Protection Law. Latebird is not a law firm and does not give legal advice; it may engage lawyers acting on its behalf.

It depends on the stage the case is at. A claims service fits most cases: a documented cancellation or delay, a first demand to the airline, and pricing known upfront. An aviation-law firm fits once the case has been rejected, once the airline pleads "extraordinary circumstances", or when full court representation is needed. The big practical difference is price transparency: Israeli aviation-law firms do not publish a fee rate — terms are set case by case — whereas services such as Latebird (15%), FlyBack (30.68%), Righty and AirFair (30%) name a rate upfront. Worth knowing that some claims services, Latebird included, run the legal process themselves and bear its costs — and at Latebird the fee stays 15% even then.

As of 23 September 2026, five services operating in Israel name an explicit rate on their site: Latebird — a flat 15% with the first claim free; FlyBack — 26% plus VAT, i.e. 30.68%; Righty — 30%, phrased as “we will pay you 70% of it”; AirFair — 30% explicitly; Figo — 25% plus VAT, i.e. 29.5%. The international services publish rates too: AirAdvisor 30%, AirHelp 35%, Skycop 44%, Claim’N Win 30% incl. VAT — and most of them rise to 50% with legal action. By contrast Compensair, Flight Refund, Sky Money, StopDelay, Terminal and the aviation-law firms state only a success-based fee with no rate, so you cannot work out in advance what you will be left with.

You can cancel freely, at no cost and without giving a reason, as long as the payment demand has not yet been sent to the airline. In addition, under Israel’s Consumer Protection Law 1981, you have the right to cancel within 14 days of signing. Once the demand has already been sent, the file is in active handling against the airline, so cancelling from that point requires Latebird’s consent. Either way, cancelling never costs you money: there is no opening fee, no upfront payment and no expense reimbursement — all costs are borne by Latebird alone. The full agreement is open to read on the terms page, before signing up and without submitting any details.

No. The terms define it as an introductory benefit that Latebird may discontinue for new claims only, with prior notice. That means a future change applies only to claims opened after it, not to a claim already signed. The terms shown to you on the signing screen are the terms that govern that claim: zero fee on the first claim, and 15% from the second claim onward. As of August 2026 the benefit is in force for every new customer.