Sacramento International Airport Ready for Holiday Travelers

SACRAMENTO, November 21, 2008 - Sacramento International Airport is ready for the busiest travel week of the year: Thanksgiving week. The latest projections show that Wednesday will be the busiest day of the week, with approximately 34,000 passengers expected.

"The Thanksgiving holiday historically brings all Americans together," said Hardy Acree, Sacramento County Airport System Director of Airports, "As we all travel to our destinations together, it is important to keep things such as allowing ample time to navigate lines."

As in years past, Sacramento International Airport will host holiday entertainment Monday through Saturday from November 24 through December 23, 2008. Soloists will be scheduled from 5:00 - 8:00 a.m. post security in Terminal A and Terminal B1. All other acts are scheduled in the public area of Terminal A near baggage claim to entertain the public as well as ticketed passengers.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Mounted Patrol will make their annual appearance at Sacramento International Airport on key days during the holiday season. Officers on horseback have a line-of-sight advantage when addressing crowd control and traffic issues.

As a convenience to motorists picking up or dropping off passengers, a Cell Phone/Hourly Parking Lot is open near Terminal A. Hourly Parking at Terminal A has been moved from the parking garage to a surface lot to devote additional parking spaces to daily parking.

Sacramento County Airport System offers travel tips, links to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and all airlines that serve Sacramento on its Web site:www.sacairports.org .

Sacramento County Airport System is responsible for planning, developing, operating and maintaining the county's four airports: Sacramento International Airport, Executive Airport, Mather Airport and Franklin Field. For more information on the system, visit www.sacairports.org.