Originally Posted by
rafi2k6
Which is stupid since you can usually check in online 24 hours before your flight, and if you have no bags to check you can go airside 12 hours early if you want in theory.
Is that true at TLV though? I've never not checked a bag, but I was pretty sure everyone needed to be interviewed and have a sticker put on their passport -- I'm pretty sure you can't get beyond either security or the passport control without going to the checkin counter. But I'll be happy to be contradicted if I'm wrong.