Fly EL AL and bring your model airplane with you.

El AL, Israeli National Airline is offering the team members to fly and enjoy special prices on flying tickets to Israel and a special cost on the Model Shipment for the competitors.

You can bring your boxes with you on flight – following the instructions below

We recommend using ELAL Flying services as we have an online connection with the company officers that can solve any shipment problem that might occur.

Please inform us of your departure and arrival dates at least 2 months in advance.

(This option can not be done through your local tourism Agent)
 

The procedure:

Order the ELAL tickets by contacting one of the ELAL offices near you.
Order the flight tickets through EL AL.

Please mention that you are part of the Team coming to Israel. An approval will be supplied to you directly after you completed the Registration to the 2009 JWM competition.

An EL AL representative will add a special notation to your PNR (passenger registry) which will appear on your flight ticket, authorizing carriage of the model airplane case as your personal luggage.

Please be certain that this notification appears on your ticket.

The following size case is acceptable: 2.8m X 0.7m X0.9m

Please make sure to limit your model plane case to this size and to inform us if your case exceeds the permitted size by more than 10%.

Arrive at the EL AL counter with your model plane case.

You will be charged for the case and luggage as follows:
 

Free Of Charge for Every Team Member:

Destination	First Class	Business Class	Economy Class
All destinations except North America	Up to 80 kg Actual Weight (not volume) including a model plane case, of any size	Up to 80 kg Actual Weight (not volume) including a model plane case, of any size	Up to 60 kg Actual Weight (not volume) including a model plane case, of any size
North American destinations	Up to 4 pieces, weighing up to 32 kg/piece + 40 kg model plane case, of any size	Up to 3 pieces, weighing up to 32 kg/piece + 40 kg model plane case, of any size	Up to 2 pieces, weighing up to 23 kg/piece + 40 kg of model plane case, of any size

* Size Boxes Limited to the Maximum Acceptable Size

For each additional Kg. you will be charged US $5.00

Payment is at the EL AL check-in counter at the airport

Please inform us of your departure and arrival dates at least 2 months in advance.

Make sure you do not send any fuel, gas  or oil with your model jets in the boxes. You will be able to purchase all this at the Air Field.

On the day of your scheduled flight, you need to arrive to ELAL Counter, on the Air Port, at least 3.5 Hours before.
 

Important:

Please check your country of origin’s customs regulations regarding returning with the model boxes from Israel.

Before leaving, don’t forget to inform your local Customs Authority that you will be coming back with the boxes.


Israeli Customs clearance:

After collecting the boxes and your luggage, you will need to pass through the Red Line at Customs, and give them the specific forms needed .

Before leaving your country, you will usually be required to fill out certain forms like the Carnet Form, declaring that these are your models and that you will be returning with them.

For your convenience, we will publish the specific forms at a later stage.

Update on the procedure will be issued later on.
 

Shipping Boxes Back:

1. Flying with EL AL :

Same as for coming In

(Please make sure you fulfill all the customs requirements in your country)


2. Sending boxes independently: 

You can send boxes on your own with your incoming shipper or you can use our local shipping company.

Update on the procedure will be issued later on.

For any specific questions regarding the shipping of boxes, please contact: Shipment@2009jwm.com