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tlvbased Apr 10, 2012 8:34 am

Boarding process
 
hello all i have a question about the Boarding process on el al flights.
how is it done?
by row numbers zones etc?
is it enforced?
thank you very much
tlvbased

may_east Apr 12, 2012 3:28 pm


Originally Posted by tlvbased (Post 18365975)
hello all i have a question about the Boarding process on el al flights.
how is it done?
by row numbers zones etc?
is it enforced?
thank you very much
tlvbased

there is no order.
First come , First served basis.
just go to the gate, and boad the plane.

tlvbased Apr 13, 2012 2:39 am


Originally Posted by may_east (Post 18382275)
there is no order.
First come , First served basis.
just go to the gate, and boad the plane.

fine by me[y class non elite]

EL AL Rep. Apr 16, 2012 6:56 am


Originally Posted by tlvbased (Post 18365975)
hello all i have a question about the Boarding process on el al flights.
how is it done?
by row numbers zones etc?
is it enforced?
thank you very much
tlvbased

Hi Tlvbased,

As May_East stated correctly, there is no specific order for the boarding proccess. Try to arrive at the gate early if you want to board as quickly as possible. :)

Best
Liat

joshwex90 Apr 18, 2012 5:02 am


Originally Posted by EL AL Rep. (Post 18401922)
Hi Tlvbased,

As May_East stated correctly, there is no specific order for the boarding proccess. Try to arrive at the gate early if you want to board as quickly as possible. :)

Best
Liat

With no disrespect meant here, but...

Are there any plans of having a less Israeli process that's more normal? As in, with order? (Similar to the hand luggage security line in TLV which has order; NOT like passport control at TLV)

janewman94 Apr 18, 2012 7:50 am

In november at LHR they were trailing priority boarding for business class passengers

TWA884 Apr 18, 2012 12:40 pm


Originally Posted by joshwex90 (Post 18414767)
Are there any plans of having a less Israeli process that's more normal? As in, with order? (Similar to the hand luggage security line in TLV which has order; NOT like passport control at TLV)

Normal for whom?

El Al is Israel, and so is balagan.

When in Rome...

mikebg Apr 18, 2012 4:00 pm


Originally Posted by janewman94 (Post 18415524)
In november at LHR they were trailing priority boarding for business class passengers

I hope they abandon that idea. I find it far preferable to relax a little longer in the lounge and get on the aircraft last, as is the case with EL AL in Business or First, than the (ridiculous in my opinion) procedure other airlines follow of 'priority boarding'. Who wants to sit on the plane longer than absolutely necessary?

clubman Apr 18, 2012 8:59 pm


Originally Posted by mikebg (Post 18418789)
than the (ridiculous in my opinion) procedure other airlines follow of 'priority boarding'. Who wants to sit on the plane longer than absolutely necessary?

Well on plenty of airlines they will board Y passengers rows and allow C and F passengers (as well as status) to board at their leisure, which makes far more sense.

mikebg Apr 19, 2012 12:58 am


Originally Posted by clubman (Post 18420065)
Well on plenty of airlines they will board Y passengers rows and allow C and F passengers (as well as status) to board at their leisure, which makes far more sense.

Nobody in EL AL will prevent a First Class passenger boarding early together with the economy passengers ...

joshwex90 Apr 19, 2012 1:46 am

All they need to do is have a priority boarding, and then have a bypass line for priority pax. It can be to first board F/TPL, then C/PL/GL, or something, and then once regular boarding starts, have a bypass line for F/TPL or F/C/TPL/PL/GL/SL, or some combination

simba8 Apr 19, 2012 10:20 am


Originally Posted by mikebg (Post 18418789)
I hope they abandon that idea. I find it far preferable to relax a little longer in the lounge and get on the aircraft last, as is the case with EL AL in Business or First, than the (ridiculous in my opinion) procedure other airlines follow of 'priority boarding'. Who wants to sit on the plane longer than absolutely necessary?

I tend to agree. On Int flights, sometime I find the boarding time so long in advance..why bother...

But flying Y though, I would tend to board earlier because I find the hand luggage situation on El AL to be out of hand, both directions.


On a side note, they do ask for flyers with children and elderly to board first.

entropy Apr 19, 2012 11:28 am


All they need to do is have a priority boarding, and then have a bypass line for priority pax. It can be to first board F/TPL, then C/PL/GL, or something, and then once regular boarding starts, have a bypass line for F/TPL or F/C/TPL/PL/GL/SL, or some combination
That makes far too much sense for El Al to do it.

joshwex90 Apr 19, 2012 11:34 am


Originally Posted by entropy (Post 18423590)
That makes far too much sense for El Al to do it.

:(


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