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
