Austin airport shares travel tips for spring, summer 2022

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) shared travel strategies to enable passengers keep away from prolonged wait moments pursuing lengthy TSA strains and rental vehicle visitors previously this 7 days.

Twitter lit up with tourists flying out of the Austin airport reporting TSA traces that stretched outside and rental autos deserted far from the drop-off area on Monday. 

The airport advised KVUE in a statement Wednesday that the airport proceeds to see large volumes of passengers, specifically just after situations like Texas Relays, Dell Match Participate in, NASCAR and extra. 

In an try to improved control the active travel year, AUS also shared suggestions for travellers.

The airport proposed that vacationers only bringing carry-on luggage get there at least two hours prior to their boarding time for domestic flights and three several hours prior to their boarding time for intercontinental flights. 

Travelers examining luggage, traveling with tiny kids or in a significant group, and these flying out of the airport for the very first time in a although must give on their own excess time in addition to the 2- and 3-hour recommendation to make it to their gate on time.

Travelers with no checked baggage can skip the airline ticket counters and head to stability screening checkpoints employing these possibilities: 

• Using the decrease curbside and higher curbside for drop-off. From the decreased degree, travellers can speedily get upstairs to ticketing and stability via escalators and elevators.
• Self-assistance flight check out-in kiosks that allow for travelers to print their boarding passes and bag tags are offered inside the terminal, throughout from the airline ticket counters.
• In addition to classic check-in methods, pick out airlines provide outdoors curbside check-in
• Checking in for flights working with airlines’ cell application and a cell boarding move

Staffing at security screening checkpoints is the accountability of the TSA, the airport claimed. Checkpoints open up at 3:30 a.m. with TSA PreCheck and Crystal clear screening readily available at Checkpoints 1 and 2 West. 

A new protection checkpoint in close proximity to Southwest ticketing, Checkpoint 2 East, will be open through peak vacation durations for all travellers likely as a result of basic screening. All checkpoints lead to all gates and airways in the Barbara Jordan Terminal.

See what can and simply cannot be brought by way of TSA security here.

The airport encourages motorists and travellers to “switch,” utilizing whichever stage has the least congestion for fall-off for departures. The airport mentioned passengers can promptly get upstairs to ticketing and protection employing escalators and elevators from the decreased arrivals level. If the lessen degree is congested, arriving travellers can use escalators and elevators to be picked up on the higher amount.

Travelers wanting to park onsite can visit the airport parking website to reserve a parking space and check for real-time parking availability in advance of arriving at the airport.

For arriving passengers acquiring picked up by rideshares, a tram company is accessible on the first flooring of the Crimson garage to get passengers from the terminal to the rideshare pick-up area on the floor ground underneath the rental auto facility.

The TSA mask requirement for folks throughout all transportation networks all over the U.S., such as airports, has been extended by means of April 18, 2022. Travellers who do not comply with this mask necessity may possibly be denied entry or boarding and could face civil penalties.

Tourists flying with Allegiant and Frontier will depart from the South Terminal. All other airways operate out of the most important Barbara Jordan Terminal. 

The two terminals are not related and need to be accessed independently. The South Terminal is situated at 10000 Logistics Lane, near US 183 and Burleson Highway. If dropped off at the Barbara Jordan Terminal, travellers can use a shuttle bus, which picks up from the control-facet departure level, to get to the South Terminal.

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