Aviation Press Releases

Dec. 18, 2009

Sky Harbor Offers Gift Wrapping and Parking Discount for the Holidays!

Phoenix, AZ – Many people are traveling this holiday, with the busiest days expected to be Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd and 23rd, and then again Sunday-Wednesday 27-30th. On the busier days, an estimated 110,000 passengers will travel through Sky Harbor, about 25 percent more than a typical day of 90,000.

America’s Friendliest Airport® will be offering gift wrapping past security from December 21st through 24th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will be wrapping gifts for passengers and donations will be accepted for United Way charities. All gift wrap is being donated. If you have spare gift wrap, please give it to any volunteer Navigator in the terminals for use in the event.

December 18- January 4, 2010 customers can save 40% when parking in the convenient terminal garages by printing out Sky Harbor’s 40% off coupon. This coupon is for parking in the terminal garages where the regular daily rate is $25.

Need to finish your holiday shopping? Sky Harbor has great shopping opportunities. Frozen tamales are available to go from El Bravo, Cold Stone Creamery has gift cards and for every $20 gift card purchase Cold Stone gives $5 to breast cancer research, and every item is just $10 at Bijoux Terner. Stores are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Travel Tips for the Holiday Season:

• Call Sky Harbor’s 24-hour parking hotline at 602-273-4545 for updated information on parking lot and garage availability.
• Smoking is only permitted in designated outside smoking areas.
• Have your claim check or ID ready at baggage claim when you return to Phoenix so that if you are approached by staff, you won’t be delayed looking for this information.
• Mark your bags clearly so you recognize them immediately, and they stand out as unique to you. Tie a colored ribbon on your bag for easier ID.
• Check flight status before coming to the Airport and arrive two hours before your flight departs if you are parking in remote lots, checking bags or traveling internationally.
• If you are carrying gifts, don’t wrap them as the TSA may need to check inside.
• Most liquids and gels brought through the checkpoint must be in 3 oz containers or less, carried in a zip top bag, one bag per passenger and screened separately. Larger quantities of medically necessary liquids are allowed only at the discretion of TSA screeners.
• Food may be carried through security and beverages may be purchased past security and brought onto the aircraft.
• Use the cell phone lots to wait for arriving passengers and avoid circling the terminals.
• Wear shoes that are easy to remove at the checkpoint.
• Remove large electronics from your carry-on bags and place them in their own TSA bin.