Busy Holiday Travel Season Now Underway. Leave Very, Very, Very, Very Early If Heading To South Florida Airports.
BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — In a rare double whammy for two of South Florida’s most popular airports, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is so busy as of mid-day Wednesday that the airport’s parking garages are CLOSED. Not like, “closed but come in and drive around see what you can find,” but CLOSED to the point that cars are NOT being allowed. In.
FLL has opened its overflow parking which is 1661 SW 40th Street in Fort Lauderdale. The fee is $10 per day and credit cards are preferred. You will then take a shuttle bus to the terminal. Give yourself lots of time. This could take an hour or longer. We note that predicting parking is a difficult game to win, so what’s happening at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday may be completely different hour-to-hour. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International app is often the best place to find real-time parking information.
At Palm Beach International Airport, the story is similar but not exactly the same. The airport, which boasts an incredible amount of parking for the number of flights in and out, is now experiencing much heavier than usual levels of parking. All short-term and premium parking spaces are gone. While there are spaces available in the garages, travelers are being advised to skip the first several floors and start looking for spaces on the upper levels and the roof. This will add just a few minutes of walking time to the gates — PBI is one of the easiest airports in the world to navigate.
Also a reminder: if you are not TSA Precheck, do not go through the TSA Precheck line. You will only be sent to the regular line once you make your way to the front. And Clear Members: both FLL and PBI frequently experience Clear staffing issues. It is sometimes faster to use the normal Precheck line than to wait for a Clear Ambassador.
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