Originally Posted by
fairviewroad
No, that's not especially unusual. It's not clear what airline she was flying, but El Al tells its
coach passengers to arrive 3 hours before their flight. Delta has similar guidelines. So it's not surprising that someone might arrive, say, 3 1/2 hours before their flight. Thus, a 3-hour security gauntlet would still allow you to make your flight.
I've flown out of TLV for over 30 years and always arrive at least two hours ahead of my departure time and most of the time security takes no more than a half hour. I haven't flown LY for many years but have flow TWA, Pan Am, Delta, Lufthansa, AF and have never had a problem. If they had problems how would duty free make any money?
