Orlando Airport

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Florida Today has an article about the new parking lot at Orlando airport (hey, if I didn’t post this stuff, would you ever find it?).

A new parking lot opened at Orlando International Airport today, giving motorists waiting for arriving passengers a free, short-term parking area that is wireless enabled.

Drivers seeking their passengers for pickup can check e-mails, make phone calls and access the Internet while waiting in a secure parking area, which the airport is calling a “cell phone” parking lot.

Curbside waiting has been prohibited by federal regulations since Sept. 11, 2001.

The new convenience cuts back on airport congestion caused by drivers circling around while waiting to get their arriving passengers. It also saves gas.

The new cell phone lot is next to the Red Satellite Parking lot on South Access Road, and has more than 100 parking spaces available. The driver must remain in the vehicle.

Just a quick followup to the post about the Atlanta airport. The person ahead of me entering the Delta airlines lounge used an American Express Platinum card (the ‘real’ amex platinum card, not the Delta-branded one), which gets you into the Crown Room free if you’re flying Delta that day.

I had never seen anyone ahead of me ever do that, so I asked the desk agent if they see it a lot. She said it’s becoming so common, that Delta hardly ever sells new Crown room memberships (at the desk?) anymore.

The American Express Platinum Card (www.americanexpress.com/platinum) provides free access to Delta, Northwest, and Continental airport lounges, in Orlando and everywhere else, on the days you fly that particular airline. It’s pricey at about $400/year for an annual fee, but that’s about the same price as membership for even one of those airline’s clubs, so if you travel on those airlines a lot, it’s a good deal.