[Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
Thank you Amir for your information, since it was not given by my own agent. That said, it depends on where you'll start if you really have to arrive 3h30 before the flight departure. In AMS, my boarding hour was set 1 hour before the departure itself as usual but the boarding gate was said to be closed 45 minutes before, which I first thought very early. Also with his advice now I'm gradually realizing why the TLV departure flood was so clouded, although it was 5 AM - the morning departure might mean one has to arrive the airport much earlier. Cheers, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- KIZU Naoko / 木津尚子 member of Wikimedians in Kansai / 関西ウィキメディアユーザ会 http://kansai.wikimedia.jp ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
I flew over 20 times in and out of Israel in the last couple of years and was never in the airport more than 2 hours before the flight, and everything was fine. However, for Israelis the procedures can indeed be quicker. From what I know the recommended time to be in TLV for tourists is 3 hours before the flight. I never heard about a 3.5 hour recommendation. When flying into Israel, if you're not flying El Al there's no special reason to be earlier there than normal. But take an extra half an hour for safety. Also bear in mind that it's peak holiday season and the airports all over the world are very busy. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 13:52, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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I agree with Harel, I also few Dozens times, and I never got more than two hours - two and a half before :) Itzik On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com wrote: I flew over 20 times in and out of Israel in the last couple of years and was never in the airport more than 2 hours before the flight, and everything was fine. However, for Israelis the procedures can indeed be quicker. From what I know the recommended time to be in TLV for tourists is 3 hours before the flight. I never heard about a 3.5 hour recommendation. When flying into Israel, if you're not flying El Al there's no special reason to be earlier there than normal. But take an extra half an hour for safety. Also bear in mind that it's peak holiday season and the airports all over the world are very busy. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 13:52, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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If you, for example, fly from Marseille to Frankfurt and then to Tel-Aviv, then it may be OK. But double-checking with your travel agent or airline company won't hurt. 2011/7/30 Florence Devouard anth...@anthere.org: Is that the right time to outline that my flight is departing from my city at 07h20 and that I do plan to be at the airport at... say... 06h55 ? Should be 'nough. Florence On 7/30/11 1:35 PM, Itzik Edri wrote: I agree with Harel, I also few Dozens times, and I never got more than two hours - two and a half before :) Itzik On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com wrote: I flew over 20 times in and out of Israel in the last couple of years and was never in the airport more than 2 hours before the flight, and everything was fine. However, for Israelis the procedures can indeed be quicker. From what I know the recommended time to be in TLV for tourists is 3 hours before the flight. I never heard about a 3.5 hour recommendation. When flying into Israel, if you're not flying El Al there's no special reason to be earlier there than normal. But take an extra half an hour for safety. Also bear in mind that it's peak holiday season and the airports all over the world are very busy. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 13:52, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
My boss frequently travels on relation Belgrade-Tel Aviv and he said to me that it is necessary to come to airport earlier just in Tel Aviv. In Belgrade (and probably in the rest of Europe) everything is regular, which means that usually just 30-45 minutes is good enough. On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 14:47, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: If you, for example, fly from Marseille to Frankfurt and then to Tel-Aviv, then it may be OK. But double-checking with your travel agent or airline company won't hurt. 2011/7/30 Florence Devouard anth...@anthere.org: Is that the right time to outline that my flight is departing from my city at 07h20 and that I do plan to be at the airport at... say... 06h55 ? Should be 'nough. Florence On 7/30/11 1:35 PM, Itzik Edri wrote: I agree with Harel, I also few Dozens times, and I never got more than two hours - two and a half before :) Itzik On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com wrote: I flew over 20 times in and out of Israel in the last couple of years and was never in the airport more than 2 hours before the flight, and everything was fine. However, for Israelis the procedures can indeed be quicker. From what I know the recommended time to be in TLV for tourists is 3 hours before the flight. I never heard about a 3.5 hour recommendation. When flying into Israel, if you're not flying El Al there's no special reason to be earlier there than normal. But take an extra half an hour for safety. Also bear in mind that it's peak holiday season and the airports all over the world are very busy. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 13:52, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
Re: [Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
How early you need to get the airport depends on where you are flying *from*, not where you are flying *to* (apart from whether it is domestic or international, of course). I would suggest people look on the airport's website for advice. For example, London Heathrow airport says: http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/page/Heathrow%5EGeneral%5EAirport+information%5EChecking+in/badb9e9260599110VgnVCM1036821c0a/448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM20357e120a/ As a general guide, you should allow: Three hours before scheduled departure for long-haul and El Al flights. (Interestingly, it does single out El Al flights, which I wasn't expecting when I started this email!) On 30 July 2011 07:57, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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Ahah. No, I live in Clermont Fd and the airport is about 10 mn from my house by car. That's a small airport and there are few passengers. Getting in planes is really really really quick and easy. Anyone could be jalous :) I have a transfer in Paris. If there is a fail, it will be in Paris, but I can not do anything to help except running fast between terminals :) If there is a fail, that's Air France job to make sure I reach Israel in the end anyway. I am more worried about the return. My experience with Israel is that it was easy to enter, but very hard to leave. Which tends to be tough to understand to me. Usually, it is the other way. Florence On 7/30/11 2:47 PM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: If you, for example, fly from Marseille to Frankfurt and then to Tel-Aviv, then it may be OK. But double-checking with your travel agent or airline company won't hurt. 2011/7/30 Florence Devouardanth...@anthere.org: Is that the right time to outline that my flight is departing from my city at 07h20 and that I do plan to be at the airport at... say... 06h55 ? Should be 'nough. Florence On 7/30/11 1:35 PM, Itzik Edri wrote: I agree with Harel, I also few Dozens times, and I never got more than two hours - two and a half before :) Itzik On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Harel Cainharel.c...@gmail.com wrote: I flew over 20 times in and out of Israel in the last couple of years and was never in the airport more than 2 hours before the flight, and everything was fine. However, for Israelis the procedures can indeed be quicker. From what I know the recommended time to be in TLV for tourists is 3 hours before the flight. I never heard about a 3.5 hour recommendation. When flying into Israel, if you're not flying El Al there's no special reason to be earlier there than normal. But take an extra half an hour for safety. Also bear in mind that it's peak holiday season and the airports all over the world are very busy. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 13:52, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoniamir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l ___ Wikimania-l mailing list
Re: [Wikimania-l] please arrive early to the airport
Eventually, everyone makes it to the flight - also in Tel Aviv. One just needs to come on time and be patient enough during the security checks, tiring and annoying as they might be - getting annoyed will just be the wrong thing to do as it might bring on even more questioning. They won't leave you behind, don't worry, and the flight will leave on time (up to regular delays). Millions of tourists enter and leave Israel successfully every year, no reason why now would be an exception... Also, Florence, experiences change - you might find it easier this time. It's hard to tell based on a small number of previous encounters. Sometimes the airport is very busy, or you just encounter an especially slow security team. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 18:06, Florence Devouard anth...@anthere.orgwrote: Ahah. No, I live in Clermont Fd and the airport is about 10 mn from my house by car. That's a small airport and there are few passengers. Getting in planes is really really really quick and easy. Anyone could be jalous :) I have a transfer in Paris. If there is a fail, it will be in Paris, but I can not do anything to help except running fast between terminals :) If there is a fail, that's Air France job to make sure I reach Israel in the end anyway. I am more worried about the return. My experience with Israel is that it was easy to enter, but very hard to leave. Which tends to be tough to understand to me. Usually, it is the other way. Florence On 7/30/11 2:47 PM, Amir E. Aharoni wrote: If you, for example, fly from Marseille to Frankfurt and then to Tel-Aviv, then it may be OK. But double-checking with your travel agent or airline company won't hurt. 2011/7/30 Florence Devouardanth...@anthere.org: Is that the right time to outline that my flight is departing from my city at 07h20 and that I do plan to be at the airport at... say... 06h55 ? Should be 'nough. Florence On 7/30/11 1:35 PM, Itzik Edri wrote: I agree with Harel, I also few Dozens times, and I never got more than two hours - two and a half before :) Itzik On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Harel Cainharel.c...@gmail.com wrote: I flew over 20 times in and out of Israel in the last couple of years and was never in the airport more than 2 hours before the flight, and everything was fine. However, for Israelis the procedures can indeed be quicker. From what I know the recommended time to be in TLV for tourists is 3 hours before the flight. I never heard about a 3.5 hour recommendation. When flying into Israel, if you're not flying El Al there's no special reason to be earlier there than normal. But take an extra half an hour for safety. Also bear in mind that it's peak holiday season and the airports all over the world are very busy. Harel Cain Wikimania 2011 local team On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 13:52, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: A couple of people commented privately and told me that i may be exaggerating. I am not exaggerating: on all my direct flights to and from Israel in the recent years the agents requested that i be at the airport 3 and a half hours before the flight. I am actually happy about it: it's a great chance to read a book instead of email :) There is an exception, though: If you have a transfer flight, don't worry, because that is supposed to be arranged. If the first part of your itinerary is a short local flight inside North America, Europe, China, India etc., then much shorter times may apply. To be sure, please call the agent who provided you the ticket and ask when should you be at the departure airport. To double-check, call the airline company. Ask about both directions! 2011/7/30 Amir E. Aharoniamir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il Hello, Some Wikimaniacs already landed in Israel, but most of you will be flying in the next few days. The travel agent who sold you the plane ticket must have told you this, but let me re-iterate it, because it's very, very important: When you go to Israel, arrive to the airport three and a half hours before the departure! For example, if your flight departs at 22:00, you must already be at the airport at 18:30. Yes, that is a lot of time. It is needed because of security checks, although it doesn't mean that you'll spend three hours in interrogations and X-rays - you'll probably spend most of it reading or browsing the duty-free store. Nevertheless, don't arrive late! The same is true for the return flight: When you go from Israel back home, arrive at the Ben-Gurion airport three and a half hours before the departure. Make sure you take a good book to spend the waiting time productively! :) -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com We're living in pieces, I want to live in peace. - T. Moore
