Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) believes that it could handle up to 218,000 passengers a day during peak travel days around the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
If the projections prove to be true, it will make the days between Thursday, May 25, through Monday, May, 29 the highest for passenger volumes at the airport since early 2020.
To help alleviate increased traffic around the Central Terminal Area (CTA) a second cell phone waiting lot will open for guests to wait until their passengers are ready to be picked-up.
“Memorial Day weekend is just the start of what will be a very busy summer travel season at LAX where we expect passenger traffic to reach the highest levels we have seen in the past several years,” said Justin Erbacci, CEO of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
“In order to make the travel journey more enjoyable, passengers should arrive early, take advantage of our award-winning smart parking system to pre-book a parking space, and order food and beverage ahead of time for pickup or delivery to the gate.”
The busiest day of the Memorial Day travel period is expected to be Thursday, May 26, which could exceed 218,000 passengers and become the busiest day the airport has seen since March 2020.
The other peak days will be Friday, May 26, with an estimated 214,000 passengers and Monday, May 29, with 205,000 passengers.
The travel period from Wednesday May, 24, through Monday, May 29 is expected to draw more than 1.2 million passengers to the airport. These passenger volumes represent about 86% of the passenger volume compared to March 2019, which was a record-setting year at the airport.