BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — With spring break crowds around the corner, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is offering some tips for speeding up your travel time.
MSP expects more travelers than usual this week and the week of March 17, due to spring break trips. The week of March 11 may see some increased traffic, but to a lesser extent.
The airport is giving the following information to help the process of security screening go more smoothly:
- Many families are expected to travel over the next several weeks. To help speed security screening, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) allows children 12 and under to leave their shoes, light jackets and headwear on.
- All passengers must remove personal electronic devices larger than a cell phone from their carry-on bag and place them in a bin for inspection.
- To ensure passengers have plenty of time to complete the screening process and get to their gate, please arrive at the airport two hours early for a domestic flight and two and a half hours early for international flights.
- Spring break travelers often have oversized and odd-sized checked baggage. Passengers traveling with skis, snowboards, golf clubs or any other large or specialized item, should add up to a half-hour extra to account for the checked baggage screening process.
If you're not sure about an item, you can use the "Can I Bring?" feature on the TSA app, myTSA, or here online. Passengers can also ask their questions on Twitter at @AskTSA. Information about parking at MSP is available here.
