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Airline Check-In And Baggage

Search the name or tap the first letter. The name opens that airline's own check-in page in English; the case beside it opens their checked baggage allowance.

Before You Go

Short reminders, in the order they tend to matter.

Give Yourself The Time

Plan on two hours at the airport for a domestic flight and three for an international one.
Most counters stop taking bags an hour to ninety minutes out, and that cutoff holds even when the flight itself is running late.
Erev Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed are the longest lines of the year at JFK and Newark. Add an hour to whatever you planned.

Passports And Documents

Six months left on the passport past your return date is the usual requirement, and it is the airline that turns you away at the counter rather than the country at the border.
Every child needs a passport of their own, whatever their age.
Photograph the picture page and email it to yourself before you leave.

Baggage

Allowances differ by airline, by cabin, and by route. Check yours while you pack, not at the counter.
Medication, tefillin, and anything that cannot be replaced go in the carry-on.
Put your name and cell number inside the case as well as on the tag.

Kosher Meals

Ask for the meal when the ticket is written, then again at least twenty four hours before departure.
Reconfirm after any schedule change. A rebooked flight does not carry the meal request across with it.
On a short connection, carry something of your own. Not every leg serves a special meal.

Shabbos And Yom Tov

We do not book an arrival that lands close to candle lighting, and we will say so if a fare is tempting you into one.
Ask about the zmanim where you are going before you settle on a flight. A late afternoon landing in the winter is a different thing in London than in Tel Aviv.
Where a delay would cost you the whole Shabbos, we will build in the day before rather than cut it fine.

At Security

Boarding pass and ID in the same hand. Splitting them between two pockets is what holds up the line.
Pack the laptop and the liquids last, so they come out without opening the whole case.
PreCheck and Global Entry are worth the application if you fly even once a year.

Entry And Visa Forms

A number of countries now want an electronic authorization before you board, even where no visa is required. These are the official government sites.

Passports, Screening, And Health

The other official pages worth having to hand.

Rather We Took Care Of It?

Seats, meals, the timing around Shabbos, and the paperwork. Tell us where you are going and we will handle the rest.

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Entry rules, baggage allowances, and processing times change. Everything on this page links to the airline or the government that sets it, and that source is the one to trust. If something here looks out of date, please tell us.