However, before booking with any off-site location, and particularly new offerings, carefully look at their shuttle service options and hours, and read user reviews of the parking lot service. Around SFO, I’ve seen multiple new parking areas open in the past year. Increased parking rates are encouraging new entries and expansions in the airport-adjacent parking market. Off-site airport parking can provide cheaper rates in exchange for dealing with a longer shuttle ride to reach the airport. San Francisco Airport suggests “travelers book parking early using SFO’s online booking system, which allows users to choose their parking dates and times and enter payment information.” If you don't have reservations, you should check ahead on the airport website or Twitter feed, where you may see alerts about parking capacity and shut-downs. Signing up for an airport or off-site airport parking app (like Park 'N Fly) can also provide discounts and special deals on top of ensuring you have a spot and managing shuttle service on the go. Be sure to use their reservation systems when available. While on-site parking may have the most acute space and demand constraints, even off-site parking lots can sell out. The remaining on-site garages at IAH, especially at Terminal C, have already sold out multiple times in recent months. According to local outlet WFAA, Mark Duebner, the city's director of aviation, requested the increase because "As customer demand returns to pre-pandemic levels, parking rates need to be adjusted to reduce demand” as they’ve seen “parking availability dwindle.”Īt Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the situation is compounded by large-scale construction on a new international terminal that has taken multiple parking garage areas offline. Last week, the Dallas City Council approved increases in parking fees of up to 44% at the Southwest Airlines hub Dallas Love Field (DAL). The lot had been closed since March 2020. It suggests travelers allow extra time before their flights to deal with the parking situation.īaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) reopened a 1,400-space express parking area last week to meet increased demand. (Screenshot from Twitter)ĭuring at least the last two months running, Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) has reported on a nearly daily basis via its Twitter account that some or all of its airport parking facilities had reached capacity and were temporarily closing. Jacksonville International Airport regularly reports sold-out parking lots. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport raised its parking rates 10%-25% in February for its garages, with Greg Roybal, public information officer for the airport, telling The Arizona Republic "the increase is due to high demand for parking."
Please allow extra time to find a parking spot or consider alternate transportation." This increase in demand comes despite SEA raising airport parking rates by 7% in March. The Port of Seattle issued a parking alert for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on May 15: "The SEA parking garage is near capacity and continues to be extra busy this weekend. This means you need to arrive early and plan your parking ahead of time at especially as the Memorial Day holiday nears!"
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) shared via its Twitter account on May 16 that "Sunday was our busiest day at the TSA checkpoints since early 2020. Other airports are facing a parking surge as well. Doug Yakel, public information officer at the airport, told The Points Guy "while parking rarely sells out, given the anticipated traffic, we recommend guests book their parking at least one week prior to the start of their trip." In a May 10 press release, San Francisco International Airport warned its customers that “SFO expects parking garages to be at or near capacity during the summer travel season.” To make matters worse, one Park ‘N Fly lot near SFO was just sold last week to a shopping mall developer for $85 million, taking 1,840 spaces off the market and further hurting supply. (Photo by Steve Whiston/Fallen Log Photography/Getty Images) Sold-out airport parking and increasing prices across the country
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