District Court, S.D. New York May 22, 2006, 04 Civ. 9803(GEL) (Weiss v. El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd.)

OPINION AND ORDER

LYNCH, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Tobias and Gertrude Weiss bring this action against El A Israel Airlines (“El A”) to recover losses that they incurred as a result of their being involuntarily denied boarding, or “bumped,” from a flight from New York to Jerusalem. They bring this action under regulations promulgated under the Federal Aviation Act, 14 C.F.R. § 250.1 et seq.