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Online check-in & baggage payment Express Check-In is available to all passengers with an electronic ticket (use its13-digit flight ticket & your passport numbers). Make sure you arrive with a printed boarding pass at the Airport. Check-In is available from Israel between 27 and 3 hours, and to Israel To Israel between 24 and 3 hours before scheduled departure. Families with the same name and same flight reservation can use Express Check-in for up to 9 persons. Destinations offering Express Check-in: Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bombay (Mumbai), Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cairo, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kiev, London (Luton/Heathrow), Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Marseille, Prague, Rome, SaoPaulo, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Vienna, Warsaw
Carry-on Baggage Rules & Fees 1. When space is limited onboard, you may be asked to check-in your bags. 2. Generally, the size of the carry-on bag is not to exceed 56x45x25cm or 22x18x10in. 3. Weight allowances in (a) Economy Class: up to 8 kg/17lb; (b) Business & Platinum Classes: 2 bags up to totaling 20kg/44lb (1 bag up to 16kg/35lb and 1 laptop computer or briefcase up to 4kg; (c) First Class: 2 bags up totaling to 24kg/52lb (1 bag up to 16kg/35lb & another bag up to 8kg/17lb; (d) Platinum/Gold cardholders: 1 bag up to 8kg/17lb and 1 laptop or briefcase up to 4kg/8lb, totaling up to 12kg/26lb; (e) Physicians on duty: 2 bags, each up to 16kg.
Baggage Rules & Fees by Destination
| Destination | North America & Brazil (Piece Concept applies) |
| Linear dimensions/weight | 23kg/50.6lb (Brazil up to 32kg) |
| Regular size & weight fees | Economy: First 2 bags free up to 23kg/50.6 lb each; extra bag up to 23kg $230, over 23kg $255; Los Angeles $10 more |
| Overweight fees | Bags between 32-40kg /70.5-88lb: $460 each; over 40kg/88lb $690 each. Los Angeles: $10 more |
| Business Class | 3 bags free up to 32kg/70.5lb each; each bag thereafter $230; bags over 23kg/50.6lb $130 each. |
| First Class | 4 bags free up to 32kg/70.5lb each.; each bag thereafter $230; bags over 23kg/50.6lb $130 each. |
| Destination | All Other Destinations (Weight Concept applies) |
| Regular size & weight fees | Economy: up to 20kg/44lb free. |
| Business Class | up to 30kg/66lb free; thereafter 1.5 percent of the full fare Economy Y class ticket price per kg, each way. |
| First Class | up to 44kg/88lb free; thereafter 1.5 percent of the full fare Economy Y class ticket price per kg, each way. |
Please note: this list only includes El Al Airlines and not any code-share or partner flights. El Al Airlines flights serve these cities directly. Flights are available on El Al Airlines from each airport to all airports listed. These are not direct flights; multiple connections may be required.
- Amsterdam Schiphol AMS Airport Flights
- Athens Venizelos ATH Airport Flights
- Bangkok Suvarnabhumi BKK Airport Flights
- Beijing Capital PEK Airport Flights
- Brussels BRU Airport Flights
- Budapest Liszt BUD Airport Flights
- Buenos Aires Ezeiza EZE Airport Flights
- Cairo International CAI Airport Flights
- Frankfurt FRA Airport Flights
- Geneva GVA Airport Flights
- Hong Kong HKG Airport Flights
- Kiev Boryspil KBP Airport Flights
- London Heathrow LHR Airport Flights
- London Luton LTN Airport Flights
- Los Angeles LAX Airport Flights
- Madrid Barajas MAD Airport Flights
- Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji BOM Airport Flights
- Munich MUC Airport Flights
- New York Kennedy JFK Airport Flights
- Newark Liberty EWR Airport Flights
- Palmdale Regional PMD Airport Flights
- Paris de Gaulle CDG Airport Flights
- Rome Leonardo da Vinci FCO Airport Flights
- Salzburg WA Mozart AP SZG Airport Flights
- Sao Paulo-Guarulhos GRU Airport Flights
- Shanghai Pudong PVG Airport Flights
- Tel Aviv Ben Gurion TLV Airport Flights
- Toronto Pearson YYZ Airport Flights
- Vienna International VIE Airport Flights
- Warsaw Fryderyk Chopin WAW Airport Flights
- Zurich ZRH Airport Flights
