Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) News

For immediate release, September 1, 2010

Air traveler tips - Labor Day weekend at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

AUSTIN, TEXAS – This Labor Day weekend, Friday, September 3 through Monday, September 6, air travelers are reminded to be in the terminal of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 90 minutes prior to their departure time. During peak travel times, airport security lines alone can be as long as 40 minutes. Usual peak times are typically 5:30-7:30 a.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. daily.

Passenger traffic is up at Austin-Bergstrom by 5% year-to-date compared to 2009. This means more travelers and more passengers at security screening checkpoints.

Knowing security rules helps passengers fly more smoothly through the airport. Wear easily removable shoes and keep in mind the 3-1-1 rule for carry-on liquids. For more travel tips, including a list of banned and permitted items in carry-on baggage, visit the TSA's Web site at www.tsa.gov.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is ranked as the best in customer service in North America and second among airports its size around the globe by Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality Survey. Austin-Bergstrom has nonstop service to 37 destinations in the U.S. and served 8.2 million passengers in 2009. A complete listing of all nonstop flight destinations from Austin and the airlines that serve them is available on www.abia.org, click on 'airlines & flights.’

Source: City of Austin