Whether you are looking for a cold beverage or a light nosh, you will have plenty of choices once you reach the airport.

If you purchased your air ticket through, you may have saved enough money to treat yourself by hiring a private car or limousine service to get you to the airport on time in comfort.

You can also find cabs that charge roughly $33 for transportation from the downtown area to the airport. Tiger Airport Shuttle provides transportation to and from Baton Rouge, while the airport's shuttle service travels between the airport and New Orleans' central business district. To get to the airport, you can take the airport-downtown express bus (E-2) for only $2.00, but jostling with other commuters may not be convenient if you're carrying a lot of luggage. Alternatively, there are also off-site parking operators like Park 'N Fly on Airline Drive and US Park on Airline Highways that offer free shuttle services to and from the airport. The cost is fairly reasonable at a maximum of $13 for any 24-hour period. You'll never have to spend hours searching for a parking space as the New Orleans International Airport's long-term parking garage has the capacity to hold 2,500 cars. Look for flights from New Orleans using and you will be able to choose from the many air passenger carriers that service the airport, including Air Canada, AirTran, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, United and US Airways. Most heading flying from New Orleans use the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

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