March 5, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: Mindy Hamlin, Communications Dept.
Phone: 840-2100 ext. 207
RDU Offers Tips for Spring Break Travelers
RDU AIRPORT, NC (March 5, 2003) - The busy spring travel season kicks off this weekend as college students from the areas major universities begin spring break. The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is reminding passengers to arrive two hours before their flight departs to allow time for parking, check-in and the security screening process.
Daily, hourly and remote parking is available to passengers driving to the airport. Electronic signs will guide drivers to lots with available parking spaces.
Passengers should be reminded that the terminal curb is reserved for active loading and unloading. The airport’s hourly lots are open for drivers who are picking up passengers or accompanying them into the terminals and are conveniently located across from Terminals A and C.
The Airport Authority and the Transportation Security Administration are also reminding travelers to:
- Bring a government-issued photo ID.
- Limit carry-on items to one bag and one personal item.
- Leave bags unlocked. The federal government is now screening all checked luggage and asks passengers to leave their bags unlocked.
- Remove all sharp objects from carry-on bags before arriving at the airport. Items most commonly left behind at security checkpoint are scissors and pocketknives.
- Place undeveloped film in carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film.
- Place cell phones, pagers, keys and other metal objects in carry-on bags before proceeding through security checkpoint.
- Remember e-ticket confirmation. E-ticket travelers will be required to show written confirmation from their airline confirming a reservation.
Additional travel tips, as well as a complete list of prohibited and permitted items, can be found on the TSA web site at www.TSATravelTips.us
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