A new home preflight check in service launched by El Al

In an effort to provide new services to the Israeli traveling public El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. recently launched a new home preflight check in service
 
The new service, which is provided by Home Check In Ltd, is designed to save passengers waiting in airport queues for security staff to check their personal baggage, or at the airline's check-in desks for their boarding cards.
 
David Maimon, an El Al official who co-ordinated the newly launched service said in a press release that "Global research conducted by the aviation industry has shown that airport delays represent the greatest amount of time for business travelers," he added that "This new service provides an appropriate solution and will save passengers valuable waiting time”.
 
Under the new service, El Al's passengers will be able to have their baggage inspected by El Al's security staff and check in at their homes or offices, six to 24 hours prior to their flight.
 
Once the process is complete, the visiting El Al employees present the passenger with his boarding pass and transport his checked baggage to Ben-Gurion Airport. The passenger can then bypass the El Al check-in counter at Ben-Gurion international airport and proceed directly to passport control with just his hand luggage. Suitcases and other pre-checked luggage will meet the passenger at the baggage claim once he's reached his final destination.
 
According to El Al the service is offered initially in central Israel at locations between Jerusalem, Netanya and Gadera.
 
The new service saves time but it does come with a price tag. For a single passenger the service costs $49, with each additional passenger doing home check-in at a single location costing an additional $5. For groups of six or more completing their "living room check-in" together, each passenger will be charged $15.