Getaway day at LAX

LAX travelers embrace at terminal 6 as officials expect over a quarter million passengers to pass through today in Los Angeles.

Memorial Day weekend travelers stand on a pedestrian bridge lined up on at United terminal TSA checkpoint at LAX.

Memorial Day weekend travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at the United Airlines Terminal at LAX.

Airserv employee Khamin Khan counsels a traveler at a United Airlines Terminal checkpoint at LAX.

Luggage awaits check-in on the sidewalk outside Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport.

Traffic is jammed on the upper level for departing travelers at LAX on a Friday morning in May.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Passengers wait to check in and go through security at LAX on Friday.

Traffic officers keep vehicles moving at Los Angeles International Airport.

LAX travelers with for their flights Friday morning.

LAX travelers exit a shuttle bus at Terminal 6 on Friday, getaway day for the Memorial Day holiday.

Traffic is jammed at the departure level at LAX on Friday morning.

Holiday travelers await ground transportation after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport, through which over a quarter-million passengers were expected to pass on Friday alone.

Cars jam the upper deck at LAX on Friday morning.

LAX police officers patrol the terminals on Friday morning.