All airlines flying from Bogota requires not less than 2 hours for check in being Delta the only that requires 3 hours…

I spoke with a friend that works for Delta security in el Dorado Airport (Bogota) and he explained to me that the 3 hour rules is to prevent delays on the flight due to the very common practice of Colombia drug enforcing agency to open the bags in front of the traveler to conduct inspections… this historically led to a lot of people being late to boarding, flights taking quite late than what was expected and worst people being denied boarding because the inspection…

My suggestion… do not take in consideration this tables when you flight internationally… this means nothing particularly because reality in this countries is not ruled by any website.

I arrived more than 75 minutes before my flight on United at LAX only to discover a line that stretched for a half a block OUTSIDE the building. And this was on an ordinary weekday. When I got to the head of the line, they told me I missed the 45 minute cutoff by 2 minutes.

They charged me $75 each for a confirmed reservation on a flight 3 hours later. I am disputing the charge on my credit card, because it was their fault they had inadequate facilities for the traffic and had not notified us of the 45 minute cutoff.

You have to pass to at least 5 security checks mainly for control of drug trafficking. By the way the table is incorrect ALL airlines in Bogotá or flying from Colombian cities to US or Mexico require no less than 2 hours for check in, Being American Airlines the sticklers to the rule.