Airports

Terminal 3 at LAX Reopens After Suspicious Package Scare

Aug. 1, 2022

The package was discovered around 10 p.m. Sunday, airport police said. Traffic was backed up on the upper departure level and was heavy on major routes into the airport as police investigated.

By Laura Newberry

Source Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Los Angeles, CA - June 22: Traffic sits backed up on the road after a 'suspicious vehicle' led authorities to shut down the departures level of Los Angeles International Airport and divert traffic for more than an hour on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. — Los Angeles, CA - June 22: Traffic sits backed up on the road after a "suspicious vehicle" led authorities to shut down the departures level of Los Angeles International Airport and divert traffic for more than an hour on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.

Los Angeles International Airport's Terminal 3 was locked down for more than an hour late Sunday night due to a suspicious item, police said.

The package was discovered around 10 p.m., airport police said. Traffic was backed up on the upper departure level and was heavy on major routes into the airport as police investigated.

The airlines located at Terminal 3 are Delta, WestJet, Aeromexico and Aerolitora.

Near midnight, police determined that it was safe to reopen the terminal and traffic on the upper level resumed.

Police and airport officials had no further details on the suspicious package.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.