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Before Going to LAX

· Do NOT pack prohibited items to LAX. For a complete list visit the Transportation Security Administration website, www.TSATravelTips.US.

· Do NOT wrap gifts or boxes to be carried on or checked-in. They may be opened for inspection.

· Avoid wearing clothing, jewelry, and accessories that contain metal. Metal Items may set off the alarm on the metal detector.

· Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film including videotape in your carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film and videotape.

· Carry-on baggage is limited to one carry-on bag plus on personal item. Personal items include laptops, purses, backpacks, briefcases, diaper bags or camera cases.

· Call your airline or travel agent to determine the airlines baggage policy, including number of pieces you can bring and size and weight limits.

· Place identification tags in and on all of your baggage. Don't forget your laptop computer.

· Call your airline to confirm your flight and to learn how early you should arrive at LAX. Allow sufficient time for parking, transport to the terminals and security screening.

· Bring a government-issued photo identification for travelers 18 years old and older.

· Only ticketed passengers with a valid boarding pass are allowed beyond passenger screening checkpoints. Meet arriving passengers in baggage claim areas on the Lower/Arrival Level.

· Passenger pick-up and drop-off is permitted at terminal curbside. No curbside parking is allowed. Unattended vehicles will be cited and towed away.

· If parking your vehicle, store belongings out of view, lock your car and take your parking ticket.

· Watch your belongings at all times.

· Effective December 31, 2002, all checked baggage must be screened by explosive detection equipment. At LAX, this screening will occur in the airline ticket lobbies or at curbside check-in (domestic flights only). To check luggage, simply go to your preferred check-in location (ticket counter, self-service computer kiosk or curbside).

· Passengers with disabilities, medical concerns or other special needs should contact their airline, visit www.TSATravelTips.US, call the TSA Consumer Response Center toll-free at 1-866-289-9673, or send an e-mail to TSA-ConsumerResponse@tsa.dot.gov.

· For LAX information, call 1-310-646-5252, visit the LAX website at www.lawa.org

Once you get in line . . . In, Out, Off

· Put all metals IN your carry-on bag. This includes jewelry, loose change, keys mobile phones, pagers and personal data assistants.

· Take OUT your laptop computer. Place it in a bin, separate from its carrying case.

· Take OFF your outer coat. Place it in a bin. Suit jackets and blazers do not have to be removed, unless requested by a security screener.