Originally Posted by
sngorman
I hate bring this up months later, but there is nothing illegal about picking up passengers from the departures level at LAX. I always have my wife pick me up there when I return.
I agree that for private parties it is perfectly legal to pick passengers up on the upper level; I've been doing it for at least twenty-five years. However, I'm not sure if the same rules apply to commercial services such as shuttles, taxis and buses.