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While cell phone lots are pretty standard at North American airports, not every country has latched on to the concept. My mind raced to other homeland, India, where its customary for people to ignore rules and park on curbs outside the airports, waiting for a phone call to pick up arriving members. At least in their case, free parking lots are not a thing, yet not an excuse to park illegally. Are cell phone lots an under appreciated airport perk?
Is enough done to promote their existence? Anshul was a hyper mobile professional, with travels across 5 continents. Now he travels mostly on points and loves to share his personal travel gaffes and triumphs on Points Miles and Bling! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
For the love of travel, use the cell phone lots to park at airports! My experience Generally speaking, cell phone lots help alleviate the frustrations of circling airports. Cell phone lots don't get as much love as they deserve , I thought, remembering the ol' days when my mother would pack my little brother and I into our station wagon and circle the labyrinthine Logan airport byways for what felt like days, waiting to pick up my father following his regular weekly business trips.
The experience was often excruciating. Today, most folks don't have to suffer such cruel and unusual punishment, thanks to the humble airport cell phone lot — and, of course, the advent of the mobile phone.
Most frequent travelers, or folks who regularly transport road warriors to and from airports, have likely spent a fair amount of time in a cell phone lot or two. However, if you're unfamiliar with cell phone lots, here's Wikipedia's succinct definition :.
The purpose of these lots is to reduce congestion at arrival sections by preventing cars from continuously circling around the airport. Two important details Wikipedia omitted: cell phone lots are typically free to use; and there are almost always time limits on parking, usually between 30 minutes and an hour. The term "cell phone lot" comes from the idea that most people who park there anxiously await mobile phone calls or messages from travelers who are ready to be picked up at the appropriate arrivals terminal after they exit their planes, hit the restroom, possibly have a quick libation and pick up any checked baggage.
Cell phone lots are a relatively new airport amenity, and they're a direct result of the Sept. Transportation security and airport officials realized the need to keep people in vehicles from idling in and around airport terminals, causing congestion and confusion for police and others who patrol the area.
So they came up with the idea to create separate waiting areas. Today, the majority of major U.
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