Transiting / Connecting at TLV
Aug 31, 2016, 12:55 pm
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Transiting / Connecting at TLV
I've been through TLV a lot, and I've seen the "Transit passengers" sign before you go down the ramp to passport control.
However, I just had some flight plans change and I will now be transiting. Coming in from MAD on IB at 16:30, looking to connect to LY to BUD at 20:25.
My question is... I believe the BUD flight (LY2367) is operated by UP. And doesn't ticketing for UP flights happen at Terminal 1?
How do I connect to this flight?
Thanks!
However, I just had some flight plans change and I will now be transiting. Coming in from MAD on IB at 16:30, looking to connect to LY to BUD at 20:25.
My question is... I believe the BUD flight (LY2367) is operated by UP. And doesn't ticketing for UP flights happen at Terminal 1?
How do I connect to this flight?
Thanks!
Sep 1, 2016, 5:40 am
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Sep 1, 2016, 7:17 am
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All low cost flight do the checkin from T1, however depart from T3. Therefore if you will only have hand baggage you can stay in T3 (provides you will already have the BP for the UP flight). If you will have luggage to check and it won't be interlined, you will have to pick it up at T3, checkin in T1 (you can go there via the landside bus), and then go back to T3 (via the airside bus) for your departure.
Sep 1, 2016, 9:52 am
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All low cost flight do the checkin from T1, however depart from T3. Therefore if you will only have hand baggage you can stay in T3 (provides you will already have the BP for the UP flight). If you will have luggage to check and it won't be interlined, you will have to pick it up at T3, checkin in T1 (you can go there via the landside bus), and then go back to T3 (via the airside bus) for your departure.
Sep 1, 2016, 10:05 am
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If MAD-TLV is the last segment of your ticket, I would suggest skipping it and buying a cheap oneway MAD-BUD.
Sep 1, 2016, 10:10 am
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Thanks!
Does anyone has actual experience of doing that?
Sep 1, 2016, 2:21 pm
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But I have scoured Google search to find someone's first hand experience with this, and come up basically empty.
Sep 2, 2016, 6:13 am
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I'm sure it would be as well, because it's outside the "norm".
I made my plans last night, and I will not be transiting at TLV now. I re-routed my flight from DFW straight into BUD, instead of the original into TLV, then connecting to BUD. I guess I'll have to report back on transiting at another time. Perhaps a future trip to ADD.
I made my plans last night, and I will not be transiting at TLV now. I re-routed my flight from DFW straight into BUD, instead of the original into TLV, then connecting to BUD. I guess I'll have to report back on transiting at another time. Perhaps a future trip to ADD.
Sep 2, 2016, 8:37 am
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I once spoke with flyertalk member antichef - he told me he had transitted at TLV. Arriving BA from LHR, connecting to RJ to AMM. You basically go down the escalator, there's a phone to call secutrity, they come about 10 - 15 minutes later, ask you a bunch of questions, then through scanner, and to departures.
I later attempted this myself, but i arrived on A3 from LCA at 2:00am, connecting on A3 to ATH at 5:30 am, and about 10 minutes after calling with that phone a woman comes and says it won't be possible - I would have to go landside and back through security - possibly because not enough security at such a time.
I later attempted this myself, but i arrived on A3 from LCA at 2:00am, connecting on A3 to ATH at 5:30 am, and about 10 minutes after calling with that phone a woman comes and says it won't be possible - I would have to go landside and back through security - possibly because not enough security at such a time.
Sep 2, 2016, 8:49 am
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I once spoke with flyertalk member antichef - he told me he had transitted at TLV. Arriving BA from LHR, connecting to RJ to AMM. You basically go down the escalator, there's a phone to call secutrity, they come about 10 - 15 minutes later, ask you a bunch of questions, then through scanner, and to departures.
I later attempted this myself, but i arrived on A3 from LCA at 2:00am, connecting on A3 to ATH at 5:30 am, and about 10 minutes after calling with that phone a woman comes and says it won't be possible - I would have to go landside and back through security - possibly because not enough security at such a time.
I later attempted this myself, but i arrived on A3 from LCA at 2:00am, connecting on A3 to ATH at 5:30 am, and about 10 minutes after calling with that phone a woman comes and says it won't be possible - I would have to go landside and back through security - possibly because not enough security at such a time.
Thanks for the report!