El Al Airlines Check-In, Boarding Pass Tips

To know more about El Al Airlines check-in, we started with a briefing about the airline itself.

EI Al Airlines is the Israel-based Airlines which reputedly also refer to as El Al Israel Airlines Ltd at the time of its inaugural flight from Geneva to Tel Aviv, the airline had been come to light for serving more than 40 destinations, by operating international services, scheduled domestic and cargo flights within Israel, and to the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Australia, Africa, and the Far East. The airline has its main hub or base in Ben Gurion Airport and it is the world’s most safe and secure airline which steps forward to equip its planes with a missile defense system in order to protect the plane from air to surface missiles. 

The national flag carrier of Israel has played a very crucial role in humanitarian rescue efforts, airlifting Jews from other countries to Israel.  And also has set the world record for the passengers on a commercial flight by Operation Solomon when there are around 14,000 Jewish refugees being carried from Ethiopia in 1991.

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El Al Airlines Check-In & Boarding Pass Process

Save your precious time and improve your travel experience with any of the El AI Airlines check-in options for departing to your desired destination. Here in the check-in functionality, you are offered flexible and time-saving check-in services for fast and convenient check-in processing when you have a flight with EI AI Airlines. 

Apart from airport check-in options, you are also served home check-in services that can be availed or used from your home, office, or anywhere you are. 

• For flight check-in, passengers must have a valid passport before the flying journey begins, and please ensure that you have all required travel documents for all required processing and verification. 
• Passengers are given 24 hours up to 3 hours for the entire completion of check-in formalities before their flight is going to depart.
• With an online check-in option, you can order a preferred seat for yourself and for companions up to 9 other passengers. 

In case you do not choose any seat on your own during online check-in then the seat allotment will happen on the basis of seat availability on the flight.

El Al Airlines Check-In options 

Check-in services by EL AL Israel Airlines make you feel excited and quite relaxed for your flying journey as you can use them before and after arriving at the airport.

EI AI Airlines online check-in

Flight Check-in with online check-in service has been now quite easy which requires only a few steps to complete the entire check-in formalities. And easily allows passengers to check-in in the comfort of their home or office anywhere, they are in the world with their internet-enabled device.

Furthermore, in order to experience the benefits of online check-in service passengers must have their electronic tickets( which they generated by making a reservation for a flight), as it is used to proceed check-in tasks step by step. The service can be used anytime within 24 hours up to 3 hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight. 

Steps to Check-In Online

El Al Airlines makes its website user-friendly for the customers where they provide manage booking, check-in online, and many more services which customers can do by themselves. Here we discuss steps by step to check in online.

• First of all, you have to open the official website of El Al Airlines and log in with your registered id and password.
• After login, you redirect to the home page of the El Al Airlines where you can see the Check-in tab in the middle of the screen, you have to just tap on it.
• After clicking on the check-in tab you are o the check-in page where you have to fill out the given field of Surname and the ticket number or the booking code.
• After entering the details you will be able to retrieve all the ticket details for which you want to check-in.
• Then the next step is to pay for your baggage if any and choose your seat according to your wish.
• After a successful transaction, you are able to check-in online.
• After completing all the formalities you have access to the boarding pass so that you can save it on your mobile or print it for a hard copy. You can also print your boarding pass from the kiosk machine at the airport.

Advantages of Check-in online

• The very first and most important advantage is this process helps to shorten the waiting time at the airport where the long queue is always there for the check-in.
• The second thing is there is no charge for any of the ticket fare classes this is totally free of cost for all the passengers who want to check-in online.
• It enables the check-in 24 hours before the flight scheduled departure and it remains to open up to 3 hours before the scheduled departure so you have enough time to check-in.
• If you are flying with the hold luggage only then it will save more time at the airport. You can go to the boarding gate directly.
• Online check-in also allows the passengers to change or choose their seats earlier from the seat map according to their wishes. Seat selection is subject to matter availability.
• Online check-in is available for all the passengers who hold the El Al Airlines and for every ticket fare class even for the economy or the business class.

Online Check-in is open for flights operating between EL AL and Tel Aviv destinations (most European destinations, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Bangkok, Beijing, Bombay, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, etc. Once the El Al Airlines web Check-in is finished by fulfilling all the required formalities, passengers will be redirected to the option called print your boarding pass or receive a Mobile Boarding Pass before the departure. 

Features of online check-in 

• It allows passengers to choose the seats of their own desire and comfort.
• You can easily add up to 9 more passengers on the same flight reservation as you.

Consideration for online check-in

• The Check-In is only available for passengers carrying an electronic ticket.
• For domestic flights as well as international flights which are departing to/from:

Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bombay (Mumbai), Bucharest, Budapest, Marseille, Prague, Rome, Cairo, Frankfurt, Vienna, and Warsaw, Hong Kong,  Amsterdam, Athens, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Tel Aviv, and Toronto.

• Members in a group must have to check-in online separately 
• Online check-in is only for flights operated within 24 hours of flying to Israel or within 27 hours if departing Israel.
• Passengers with codeshare flights can not use online check-in.

Boarding Pass

Once online check-in is finished you can print the boarding pass before arriving at the airport in order to reduce the waiting time at the airport. 

When passengers have a pre-printed or mobile boarding pass on their mobile devices and checking-in at the airport is not required, then they can directly proceed for passport or security check-in formalities from 2 hours up to 15 minutes before the scheduled departure for passengers of Economy Class and UP.  And First and Business class passengers 1 hour up to 30 minutes before the flight departs.

Baggage Check-in

In order to check-in your baggage, El Al suggests you reach the airport at least 2 and one-quarter hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight. 

And you will have to drop your baggage at the baggage check-in desks once the baggage check-in is completed then you can proceed to passport control for the further verification process and your luggage is sent to the plane before departure.

EI AI Airlines mobile check-in

EI AI Airlines mobile check-in lets passengers use EL AL’s mobile app on their internet-enabled mobile devices and allows them to manage their flight reservations easily and quickly. Besides other features, the mobile check-in application easily makes passengers able to use the Check-in Service on a mobile phone and receive the boarding pass on Smartphone devices before the flight departure.

Mobile boarding pass

When mobile check-in is finished along with the boarding pass on the mobile phones, you can directly go through all the service stops at the airport on time

• Passport Control
• At the check-in counter desks 
• At the boarding gate for departure
• At Duty-Free shops and
• At the entrance to the plane

At each station, you can show your boarding pass on your mobile phone, without the need for printing out a paper boarding pass.

Airports support mobile boarding passes 

If you are departing and to and from the following airports then you can freely use a mobile boarding pass at every security and check-in desk.

EI AI Airlines quick or self-check-in at a kiosk

Another easy-to-use self-check-in option that you can use for fast approval of boarding pass before the flight departure. Here you can easily check in at EL AL quick or self-check-in kiosks at the airport by scanning and entering your required information about your flight reservation. 

Airports that support quick or self-service kiosk check-in

If you are departing and to and from the following airports then you can freely use a mobile boarding pass at every security and check-in desk.

You can perform Quick Check-in for a flight, select the desired seats on the flight, and of course your companions as well, and can take a printout of your boarding pass. Afterward, if you have baggage then you can simply take it to the check-in counter for depositing baggage and your baggage will easily be sent to the plane. The Quick or self-service check-in could not save you from the security or verification checking at the airport.

Passengers who are unaccompanied and passengers with disabilities or need any special assistance can not use quick check-in so it is better for you to go to the Assisted Passengers check-in counters for further check-in processing.

El Al Airlines boarding

Generally, boarding gates are closed around 10-15 minutes before the flight departure time and if you fail to reach the boarding gate in time then your reserved flight will be canceled surely. And also you could be charged costs incurred for unloading your checked baggage and other costs can also be charged for being late or not arriving at the boarding gate in time.

El Al Airlines check-in deadlines

Check-in deadlines for specific services may be varied from airport to airport and shut down basically about 1 hour prior to the scheduled departure time for the flight.

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Sources:

• Israel Flights | Express Check-In | El Al Airlines

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