Ben Gurion International Airport Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
main international airport of Israel
About Ben Gurion International Airport
The airport is one of the most secure airports in the world, especially given its location. It's advisable to budget at least an additional two hours on top of your pre-flight check-in time to ensure timely arrival and completion of security procedures (though most of the time it will go much faster). Airport security is especially suspicious of travellers with Muslim names or passport stamps from countries that don't have diplomatic relations with Israel in their passports. Expect to be stopped and questioned for several hours if this is the case, both on the way in and on the way out. It would be wise to have some phone numbers of local contacts for security officials to call to verify your reasons for visiting. The most evident security check is pre-check-in. Bag inspection, both by ma
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