Originally Posted by
NWIFlyer
The OP is effectively starting this journey in London, so there will be no additional passport checks other than those at the gate.
No; LHR is the connection point on their USA-LHR-ATH ticket.
All transfers at LHR require a passport check.
Originally Posted by
NWIFlyer
The UK does not have outgoing immigration - the departure data is collected electronically from the airlines.
It's not an "official" Border Force check, but I seem to recall that any international transfer I have ever made at LHR required the passport to be shown at some point of the transfer process.
Originally Posted by
KLouis
Also, why change airlines in ATH and not do all of the LHR-ATH-TLV itin on Aegean?
My understanding was that the ticket to ATH was particularly keenly priced; hence the journey to ATH, when the real destination was TLV.
Originally Posted by
yonatan
I'm trying to get to TLV from the US and am considering taking advantage of a good *A business class fare to ATH.!