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 <[email protected]
<mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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]
<mailto:[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 ยท ?????? ????????? ??????????
> http://aharoni.wordpress.com
> "We're living in pieces,
> I want to live in peace." - T. Moore
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