Thanksgiving marks the busiest time of the year at the Roanoke Regional Airport. Passenger traffic is expected to be the greatest on Friday, Nov. 19 (the day most students leave to go home for the holiday) and on Monday, Nov. 29 (when most people come back home from holiday travel). In fact, most flights this week are oversold. Keeping that in mind, the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission offers the following travel tips to its passengers on how to get from the start of your trip to your destination, with as little inconvenience as possible.
Most important, GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND PLEASE BE PATIENT. Every procedure being undertaken is in an effort to ensure that your travel is safe, secure, and efficient. Please check web
sites for the airports you will be using during your trip to confirm procedures in place. It is recommended that you get to the airport two hours in advance of your flight’s departure time. Some flights are over booked (particularly on November 19 and 20) so arriving early to the airport will improve your chances of getting on your way on time.
You will be required to have a valid government issued ID when you check-in for your flight. The name on your boarding pass must match the name on your government issued identification.Please be prepared to show ID as well as boarding cards at each stage of the boarding process. Take the time to check the airport’s or airline’s web sites to determine if any flight delays are taking place. Proceed to screening as soon as possible. Leave lots of time for the security screening process as lines are expected to be longer this year. You don’t want to get left behind!
If you have a medical condition that requires you to carry a needle and/or syringe on your person or in your carry-on baggage you must also have the medication that requires such injection on your person. The medication must be packaged with a pharmaceutical label or professionally printed label identifying the medication. Passengers requiring special arrangements or assistance should make such arrangements with their airline ahead of time.
Control all carry-on bags. Never leave anything unattended as it could be subjected to tampering or confiscated.
