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 <[email protected]> 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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> > >> > 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 >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > > -- > Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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