LAS VEGAS-McCarran International Airport is encouraging Las Vegas visitors to take advantage of its convenient off-airport baggage check-in service, Airport SpeedCheck Advance exclusively provided by Bags To Go. Several airlines will on Monday (May 5) implement new charges for some checked baggage, and many travelers will be unprepared to pay these fees when they first arrive at the airport.

As travelers deal with congestion at the ticketing counter or question why they’re being charged to check a second bag, savvy travelers will avoid the curbside confusion by using Airport SpeedCheck Advance to check their baggage and obtain their boarding pass at a Strip hotel, convention center or car rental center several hours before they arrive at McCarran. A service fee applies.

“Now more than ever secure, convenient and hassle-free check-in options are important for air travelers,” said Randall H. Walker, director of the Clark County Department of Aviation, which owns and operates McCarran, the nation’s seventh-busiest airport. “Airport SpeedCheck Advance frees visitors to use their remaining time here to enjoy Las Vegas or conduct more business, all without worrying about whether the curbsides or ticketing counters will be busy when they arrive.”

Airport SpeedCheck Advance is open to Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines or US Airways customers. Services are available at any of four off-airport locations, keeping travelers on-the-go and out of the airport until shortly before their departure.

The service meets the Transportation Security Administration’s stringent security measures. Once checked, baggage is securely stored and transported to an access-controlled facility at McCarran to be screened by TSA personnel. Baggage is then delivered to the airlines to be loaded on the customer’s flight, and passengers later claim their items at their respective destinations.

Airport SpeedCheck Advance counters are located at Luxor, The Venetian, the Las Vegas Convention Center and the McCarran Rent-A-Car Center. Visit www.BaggageCheckIn.com or www.mccarran.com for additional information, including hours of operation and specific airline rules and criteria.