ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OFFERS LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL TIPS

(Ontario, California – September 1, 2004)  Ontario International Airport (ONT) is expecting a busy travel period this Labor Day weekend. The busiest days will be Thursday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 6 when nearly 40,000 travelers are expected to use the airport on each of those days. ONT services approximately 19,000 passengers on an average day.

Airport officials offer the following travel tips:

• Do not pack or bring prohibited items to the airport. For a complete list of items prohibited on carry-on or checked baggage, visit the Transportation Security Administration website at 
  www.TSATravelTips.us.
• Travel light. Carry-on baggage is limited to one carry-on bag plus one personal item. Personal items include laptops, purses, backpacks, briefcases, diaper bags and camera cases.
• Bring a government-issued photo identification for all travelers 18 years and older.
• Place identification tags in and on all baggage.
• Put all undeveloped film and videotape, and cameras with film and videotape in carry-on baggage. Checked-baggage screening equipment may damage or destroy undeveloped film and recorded videos.
• Pack any sports equipment that could be used as a weapon (such as baseball bats, bowling balls, scuba spears, fishing knives, lacrosse sticks or pucks) in checked luggage.
• Call the airline to learn its baggage policy, including limits on number of pieces, weight and size.
• Parents and legal custodians can make arrangements with airlines to escort minor children traveling unaccompanied by an adult to and from aircraft boarding gates. Otherwise, only ticketed passengers with a valid boarding pass are allowed beyond passenger screening checkpoints.
• Call your airline to confirm your flight and to learn how early you should arrive for check-in. Allow sufficient time for parking, transport to the terminals and security screening.
• If parking your vehicle, store belongings out of view, lock the car and take the parking ticket.
• While at the airport, watch personal belongings at all times. Do not leave belongings unattended. Airport police will be on the look out for unattended bags and luggage.
• For more information about traveling through ONT, visit the airport's website at www.lawa.org.