Airport News

Dallas Love Field airport relocates rideshare area to cut congestion

The airport is working to cut down on traffic at the terminal.

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To cut back curbside congestion at its terminal, Dallas Love Field is relocating the pick-up area for rideshare, app-based rides, and taxis.

Services including app-based rideshares (Lyft, Uber, and Wingz) taxis, peer-to-peer luxury vehicles, and limousines for hire will all be relocated from the airport's lower-level roadway to the adjacent Garage B’s Level One. (Alto is the exception; according to a spokesperson, the company won the right to do curbside pick-up at the airport and will not be moving to the garage.)

The change will go into effect Thursday, September 14, 2023.

Passengers seeking app-based rideshare, taxi, peer-to-peer luxury vehicle, and black car/limousine pick-ups will be directed to the south end of level one in Garage B.

Transportation network drivers will only be allowed to stage and pick up passengers on the south end of level one in Garage B.

Repeat violations will result in penalties.

DART and all shuttle buses will continue to pick up and drop off on the lower-level roadway in designated areas only.

Passenger vehicles will not be allowed to park in the designated TNC area on level one in Garage B. (Approximately half of level one will still be available for public use.)

Passengers requiring special assistance will continue receiving prearranged accommodation for their pick-ups.

Love Field undertook an eight-month long project to repurpose existing parking spaces on the first level of Garage B to create pick-up areas and install driveways, LED lighting, wayfinding signs, security cameras, striping and signage.

In an effort to streamline operations, the Department of Aviation analyzed multiple locations to relocate the pick-up area. Garage B was determined to be the most efficient location due to the flexibility it offers for TNC operations and the comparative ease with which the solution could be implemented.

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Holiday News

American Airlines expects record-setting travel on Thanksgiving 2024

Photo courtesy of American Airlines

American Airlines ready for takeoff.

The holidays are looming and American Airlines is ramping up. Over the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, the Fort Worth-based airline expects to process nearly 8.3 million customers across more than 77,000 flights.

According to a statement from American's COO David Seymour, the airline is having a good fall season and canceled fewer flights than its peers during October.

“Thanks to the hard work of our 130,000 team members, we canceled fewer flights than any of our major competitors this October and beat our own records for on-time departures and arrivals,” Seymour says.

That's surely good news. One hates to rain on their parade, but in June 2024, the only flight I booked this year, my flight was canceled less than 24 hours before take-off. I had made hotel reservations, scheduled a pet sitter, planned events, and arranged for a friend to pick me up at the destination airport. One employee speculated that it may have been "insufficient crew." Their only solution offered was: Feel free to reschedule your flight.

Thanksgiving facts and figures
The travel window runs from November 21 to December 3, and the airline expects to carry more than 500,000 more customers than it did last year.

The most-traveled day will be Sunday, December 1. The second most-traveled day will be Monday, December 2.

The peak of peak: 1,035 mainline and regional aircraft will be enroute at 10:45 am on Sunday, December 1 — the highest number of flights handled at any given time during American’s travel period.

The airline expects to serve more than 6.8 million Biscoff cookies on board from November 21 to December 3.

Travel tips
Download the American Airlines app and check in for your flight, noting added any bags to your trip. This will save you time at the airport.

If traveling internationally, download the Mobile Passport Control app, which can speed up your entry into the U.S. Global Entry members can download the Global Entry app, which allows you to submit your entry and go straight to the officer.

Upon arrival at the airport lobby, scan your mobile boarding pass to print bag tags quickly at a kiosk. If you’re not checking bags, go straight to TSA security with your mobile boarding pass.

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