Effective immediately, Orlando International Airport will have valet parking service for automobiles arriving at the airport. For those who have spent time parking in the garage and then hiking to the airport with bags in tow, this may be a nice benefit. Working with the airport-attached Hyatt hotel and Bags Inc, travelers will simply
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Orlando International Airport is Growing – Again!
This is wonderful news for travelers as we begin 2015. Well, at least for those whose path includes Orlando International Airport (MCO). This month begins the kickoff of $600 million in airport improvements, the lion’s share of the $1.1 billion they intend to spend to expand the airport. Eventually there will be a new terminal and…
Offsite Airport Parking – Want to See Your Car Again?
Wow, 450 people are receiving a very nasty surprise when arriving back home to Orlando International Airport this holiday season They parked their cars at an offsite parking lot, Airport Quick Parking on Jetport Drive. While they were away, Airport Quick Parking closed their doors according to the Orlando Sentinel. Here is the parking lot…
App Review: Orlando International Airport Releases its own App
To help unseasoned travelers get through the airport, Orlando International Airport (MCO) just released their own free Apple/Android app. Since this is my home airport, I decided to give it a try. Note there is a similar app out there with the name Orlando MCO or MCO Airport Manager. This other app is ad-based and…
Orlando Airport Throwing Away $2 Million?
In a surprise move, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) has tentatively agreed to change airport concessionaires. The surprising part is that the existing company, Areas USA, which has held the contract for the past seven years, actually bid $2 million more than the apparent winner, SSP. As one who travels through Orlando International Airport…
Weekly Travel Roundup
Reporter stopped by TSA agent who didn’t know District of Columbia is in US Right at my home airport MCO, a resident of the District of Columbia (the seat of our national government) was asked for his passport. Why? The TSA agent did not recognize his Washington D.C. license, and was unaware that it was…
Baggage Belt Fire at MCO
Excitement, airport delays and maybe some burnt undies after yesterday’s baggage belt fire in Terminal 2 of Orlando’s International Airport (MCO). This just hours after I departed out of this terminal and checked a bag for the first time in months. The fire started at United Airline’s curbside check in area, according to this article.…
