Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL) is gearing up for its busiest summer time since 2019 — greater than 4 million passengers are anticipated to depart from the airport this June via August. PHL’s estimated summer time site visitors is over 12 p.c greater than 2022.

“We’re excited for summer time 2023 at PHL,” stated PHL Director of Advertising and Branding Megan O’Connell. “Our airline companions are providing a wide range of new and relaunched routes, like Oakland, California, and Charleston, South Carolina, on Spirit Airways, and Charlottesville, Virginia, and Daytona Seashore, Florida, on American Airways. We even have nice new concessions, together with Good Luck Pizza in Terminal E, and Every thing Journey, powered by Amazon’s Simply Stroll Out Expertise, in Terminal D. When Roam Health opens later this summer time, we can have a full-service health club in Terminal F.”

Earlier than heading to the airport, passengers are suggested to do their homework and have a plan to make their journey day as easy as doable.

Parking

“Friends can have extra on-site parking availability at PHL in time for the busy Memorial Day weekend,” stated O’Connell. “We’re doubling capability within the Economic system Lot to three,600 areas.”

Friends can park within the Economic system Lot for $15 per day and take a shuttle to and from check-in and baggage declare. Friends may also park in any PHL storage to immediately hook up with any airport terminal for a each day payment of $28.

Friends are reminded that they’ll additionally make reservations at a number of off-site parking amenities which offer shuttles to and from PHL. Click on right here for extra data.

Friends are additionally inspired to make use of SEPTA, rideshare, taxis or have mates or family drop them off and choose them up from the airport.

Flight Test-In

For the comfort of passengers, many airways provide contactless and paperless check-in. Friends ought to go to their airline’s web site for particulars. Friends must also contemplate downloading their airways’ apps and registering for textual content and e-mail updates for his or her flights.

TSA Safety Checks

TSA advises all home flight passengers to reach on the airport no less than two hours earlier than their boarding occasions (three hours for worldwide flights) to not danger lacking their flights.

In 2020, the TSA applied new well being and security laws, together with permitting one 12-ounce container of liquid hand sanitizer per passenger and sanitizing wipes in carry-on baggage. Particulars on the laws and ideas for being ready for the screening course of will be discovered right here and through the free MyTSA app.

Some further reminders for passengers:

TSA PreCheck is on the market at Terminals A-East, C and D/E. Non PreCheck passengers might use all safety checkpoints apart from Terminal C. Hours of operation for all safety checkpoints will be discovered right here.

Empty water bottles within the liquid recycling receptacles earlier than getting into safety. PHL presents water bottle refill stations in all terminals as soon as inside safety checkpoints.

Passengers can entry all PHL terminals via any TSA checkpoint.

PHL Meals & Retailers

As soon as via safety, friends will discover greater than 150 PHL Meals & Retailers meals and retail concessions in all terminals open and able to serve them. Info on open concessionaires and working hours will be discovered right here. Friends may also get pleasure from contactless ordering from choose PHL Meals & Retailers retailers via OrderAtPHL.com.

Arriving Passengers

Friends needing transportation after retrieving their baggage, ought to notice the next:

Journey App pick-up zones (Zone 7) are situated on the South Business Highway outdoors of every baggage declare space. Exit via the doorways onto the S. Business Rd. and proceed to comply with indicators for Journey App/Zone 7.

Rental automotive company shuttles pick-up from Zone 2 on Arrivals Highway.

Info on taxi, lodge and parking courtesy shuttle, limousine and constitution bus pick-up will be discovered right here.

Platforms for SEPTA’s Airport Regional Rail Line and Bus Routes 37, 108 and 115 are additionally accessible from all baggage claims.

Drivers assembly arriving passengers ought to reap the benefits of PHL’s free Cell Telephone Ready Lot, conveniently situated one minute from the bags declare areas or park within the quick time period parking tons throughout from the bags claims.