Bonnie and I left rather early, around 2:00 PM, probably too early but we just couldn't wait another minute and since neither of us watches soap operas (anymore) and there is not baseball so why not travel on the subways with the kids going home from school. We took the A train and transferred to the Air-Train to get to JFK, Delta, Terminal 3. We arrived around 3:30 PM, hitting all the right trains.
Terminal 3 from the Air-Train was an absolute zoo. We walked into the ticketing room that was jammed full of people, lines doubled back on lines. There was no way to tell if a line was to check luggage or check in or go through security. Delta employees were helpful but it still took us an hour and a half to check in and then we got on this long security line and we anticipated another hour. (I tend to exaggerate.) We were lucky because a guard escorted us to another security entrance a 10 minute walk through the bowels of Terminal 3 where we would have only a short line. And that worked. We got through security quickly, not a question about when we had our bat mitzvah or what our Hebrew name was. Actually no questions except "are you checking luggage?". Not even the question about did someone ask you to take something with you. Very strange and not nearly as much fun as El Al.
We are safely eating sbarro food, listening to Christmas music and drinking.
Shalom chaverim v'chaverot, L'hitraot.
Have a good trip and be safe!! I will be looking forward to reading your blog while you are in Israel.
ReplyDeleteI posted a comment about 7:30 - hope you got it - by now you are up in the air or about to be there - so I quietly wish you a good trip and look forward to your next blogging.
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