Fourth of July Safety Tips for Airport Travel

• The summer season is set to be one of the busiest travel times for U.S. airports. According to AAA, 66 percent of U.S. adults are traveling during this time of the year.

  Lambert- St. Louis International Airport (Lambert) is no exception. In fact, Lambert has seen an increase in travel, which has caused long lines at security checkpoints during June. Aviation Pros reported on the situation, in which it describes Lambert officials as being frustrated with peak-time backups at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints inside both of the airport's passenger terminals. 
  

According to the report some lines at Lambert's Terminal 2—which houses Southwest and AirTran—have leaked outside the front entry door.

"The last few weeks in particular we have seen a number of delays with the lines that we haven't seen in a long time," Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said in that report.

The TSA said increased passenger and carry-on volumes seen during the summer add to the slowdown.

Lambert, the TSA and the airlines at the airport regularly offer these travel tips to help make traveling easier during this busy time:

• Arrive 90 minutes to 2 hours ahead of a scheduled flight.
• Liquids must be in 3.4 ounce containers or less; put in quart size, clear, plastic zip-top bag.
• TSA Pre✓ is available with American Airlines.
• Do NOT wrap holiday gifts.
• Remember to retrieve all items from the checkpoint after you pass through the security scanners.
• If picking up a passenger from Lambert Airport use one of the free cell phone lots instead of the parking garages.
• For more information on prohibitive items, traveling with children, food and gifts, go to tsa.gov.
• Access Lambert Airport information easily via your mobile phone at flystl.com or follow on Twitter: @flystl.