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Check-in time limit

Check-in at Ben Gurion Airport:  
The Check-In Hall is located on Level 3 of Terminal 3.
Alitalia counters: Area A, number  1-10
For flight safety, all passengers departing Ben Gurion Airport undergo a security check consisting of luggage, handbags and a physical check.
Please make sure to arrive 3 hours prior to the flight, with travel documents as well as your flight ticket.
You may proceed to the Check-In counters only after completion of the security check at the queues assigned to Israeli passport holders or foreign passport holders.
Alitalia check-in counters are closed 45 minutes prior to departure time.

Check-in time limit at airports in other countries
- Flights from London Heathrow: due to enhanced security measures, we strongly advises you to arrive at the airport for check-in at least 2 hours before the flight departure
- Flights to Casablanca and Cairo: there is a 60 minute time limit for checking in to allow for security checks
- Flight leaving from airports in other countries: see the table for more information on check-in.

Check-in time limit at the main Italian airports
The check-in times have recently been lengthened due to increasingly thorough security regulations concerning check-in and boarding.
Once you have checked in you will receive your boarding pass, and you should go to the boarding gate at the time printed on the boarding pass.
Please find below the check-in time limit at the main Italian airports:

	Domestic Flight	International flights	Intercontinental Flights
From Fiumicino	35'	45'	60'
From Malpensa	35'	45'	60'
From Linate*	25'	45'	-
Rest of Italy	25'	45'	60'

* Should the airport be closed due to fog, the check-in time is fifty minutes before departure time. It is advisable to arrive at the airport well in advance.  

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