He said the lot could use a better location and better upkeep.

Lowell Mayone came from Liberty on Friday to pick up his granddaughter and parked at the cell phone lot. Officials have added larger digital signage directing people to the cell phone lot after complaints it was difficult to find. “There's a hundred parking spaces there where drivers who have arrived before their passenger is ready for pickup can wait for a phone call to say, ‘Hey, I've got my bag and I'm on the curb standing by column one G.’” KCUR 89.3 Traffic moves in and out of the cell phone lot at Kanas City International Airport on Wednesday, March 10, 2023.įor passengers who arrive too early, Meyer recommends parking at the cell phone parking lot at 680 Brasilia Avenue. “That curb front is for active loading only.” “So if a driver is on the curb and saying, ‘Oh, but they just landed, they're taxiing in now, or they're walking to the baggage claim,’ that driver can't sit there, we don't have enough space for drivers to just sit and wait,” he says.

To help alleviate the issue, officials have stepped up enforcement at the curbside lane and added signage directing people to the cell phone lot.īut Meyer says there are a few things drivers can do to streamline the process. She said her wait in the pickup line was due to the lack of cell phone reception at the terminal.īut officials say people have to start changing their habits - gone are the days where drivers could park in the pickup lane to wait for their passengers, something that often happened at the old terminals.ĭeputy Director of Aviation Justin Meyer says the system at the new terminal fails when people start parking in the pickup line. “The old airport had much more room, I've been waiting about 15, 20 minutes,” she said.

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