Austin airport warns of influx of travelers as ACL, F1 kick off

AUSTIN, Texas — October marks the return of main occasions in Austin equivalent to Austin Metropolis Limits (ACL) and the Components 1 Grand Prix. Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport is getting ready for record-breaking numbers of single-day departing vacationers throughout this month.

Excessive passenger days at AUS count on to see greater than 30,000 departing vacationers a day. AUS is anticipating excessive passenger days on:

• Sunday, Oct. 9; Monday, Oct. 10; and Tuesday, Oct. 11 for ACL Week One
• Sunday, Oct. 16; Monday, Oct. 17; and Tuesday, Oct. 18 for ACL Week Two
• Thursday, Oct. 20; Friday, Oct. 21; Sunday, Oct. 23; and Monday, Oct. 24; Tuesday, Oct. 25; and Wednesday, Oct. 26 for Components One

Ideas for arrival:

• Passengers flying home are suggested to reach 2.5 hours earlier than their departure, and three hours beforehand if flying worldwide.
• If you need to verify a baggage, return a rental automobile or different actions earlier than getting in line for TSA, you must arrive even earlier.
• Highways close to the airport are anticipated to be crowded with site visitors, particularly throughout F1 weekend. Passengers ought to plan their journeys accordingly.

Ideas for safety and packing appropriately:

• TSA checkpoints open at 3 a.m. AUS has 4 safety screening checkpoints.
• Be sure that to pack appropriately. Bringing prohibited objects equivalent to firearms and liquids over 3.4 oz will result in delays within the safety traces.
• Souvenirs, occasion promotional objects and giveaways must be packed in your carry-on baggage.

Ideas for parking/dropping off passengers:

• In the event you plan to park on the airport, go to ABIAParking.com to order your area and verify for real-time parking availability earlier than you get to the airport.
• Use each higher and decrease ranges for arrivals and departures. If one is backed up, use the opposite one for extra environment friendly drop off and decide up.
• If you must take a shuttle, funds in additional time to reach at your terminal.

Ideas for mobility help:

• Passengers who require wheelchair help ought to contact their airways previous to their departure date.

Ideas of checking into your flight:

• Passengers with out checked luggage can skip the lengthy traces and ticket counters and head straight to the TSA line. Use cellular boarding to facilitate the check-in expertise. In any other case, use a self-service kiosk to print your boarding cross.
• Some airways provide curbside check-in on the higher degree.

These flying Allegiant or Frontier are suggested to park on-site on the South Terminal to save lots of time.