LAX’s lower level was closed to traffic for a police investigation Dec. 22, 2022.
Holiday traffic at LAX was slowed Thursday when an unattended bag was left at a terminal, leading to a police investigation.
The bag was found on the lower level near Terminal 6. Traffic was being routed around the area during the investigation.
The location was on the arrivals level, where many drivers were picking up visitors for the holidays.
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"Traffic on the lower/arrivals level is extremely heavy due to the police investigation," the airport tweeted. "Please use the upper level."
Less than an hour later, the scene was cleared. Details about the contents of the bag were not immediately available.
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LAX is expecting 200,000 passengers to pass through each day during the holiday travel season from Dec. 16 through Jan. 3. The five peak travel days are expected to be Dec. 16, 18, 19, 23 and Jan. 2, according to airport officials. The heaviest projected travel volume was projected to occur on Dec. 18, with more than 214,500 passengers expected.
Traffic was also expected to increase, with 89,000 vehicles projected to pass through each day from Dec. 19 to 21. That would be an increase of 12% compared to the daily average.
