Thursday, January 28, 2010

Where at, in the airport can you meet someone who is arriving? -

MY husband will be coming home from tech school, via airplane. I know how in movies they always meet at the gate, but i have heard that due to regulations, couples can no longer meet at the gate. Where do you meet then? Baggage claim? Terminal? And how easy is it to find the baggage claim/ terminal areas of an airport. I have flown many times before, but always had someone with me who knew their way around, so i never paid much attention.

You need to go to the assigned Terminal for the airline, then go to their arrival gate.....big electronic signs up all over the place that tell you what gate their flight is arriving at.

Although they are not allowed in the gate area you can meet outside the gate in the terminal where the gate is located. The terminal depends upon which airline you will be flying. Each terminal has a parking garage with the first 1/2 hour free and a maximum of $18.00 for 24 hours.Economy parking is $5.50 per day with free shuttle service to and from the terminals.I usually park at the economy parking take the shuttle to the terminal meet the people and then take the shuttle back and drive my car to the terminal and pick them and there luggage up if 1 or 2 people they usually take the shuttle back with me to the car. If I am flying myself I leave my car in the economy lot until I return. If you want less hassle you can always pay a Additional $7.00 for valet parking. Baggage claim areas are clearly marked.Terminal A?Air Canada - +1 888 247 2262?AirTran Airways - +1 800 247 8726?Great Lakes - +1 800 554 5111?Midwest Airlines - +1 800 452 2022?United - +1 800 241 6522?US Airways - +1 800 428 4322Terminal B ?Delta - +1 800 221 1212?Southwest - +1 800 435 9792Terminal C ?AmericanAirlines - +1 800 433 7300?Continental - +1 800 523 3273?Frontier - +1 800 432 1359?Northwest - +1 800 225 2525

G gave you a great answer, but I would just add that the area where you ll be allowed to wait is very close to the gate area at the airport. There are large windows around the gate area, so if you know which gate your husband is flying into (which will be displayed on the electronic boards at the airport, you ll be able to see him right when he gets off the plane. I fly in and out of KCI a lot and it s not uncommon to see families there waiting with signs, balloons, etc. for when their loved ones come home (esp. military families).

Last time I met someone coming off a plane at an airport, there was a section I went to which was signed Arrivals .