PHL Ultimate Guide

It’s coming up on travel season. And, whether you’re taking the last trips while the weather is still good, planning a fall break, or even pre-planning for those truly winter holidays, there’s a good chance you’ll need to navigate the Philadelphia International Airport pretty soon.

If you have somehow managed to avoid flying out of or into the travel hub, color us impressed. It’s the only international airport that serves Philly and the region, and has grown from flying 14,000 passengers a year in the 1940s to 30 million today.

Screening Expanded

Philadelphia International Airport will be part of an expanded list of airports that will screen travelers for coronavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.

“We have been advised that they’re going to start some type of screening process here,” PHL chief operating officer Keith Brune said at the airport on Wednesday.

Pilots are warned about the danger of drones

As the Unmanned Aircraft Bill goes before parliament for a second reading, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) says new European research backs its concerns that the number of drone flights in controlled airspace is being underestimated.

The research by Eurocontrol involved comprehensive monitoring of airspace around the Latvian airport of Riga.

Latvian airspace has similar restrictions on drone operations to the UK and Riga has a similar number of movements to London Luton Airport with the same single-runway configuration.

"Excuse me, where is the nearest bathroom?"

“Excuse me, where is the nearest bathroom?” 

Oftentimes, restrooms are the first place airport guests visit when arriving and their last stop before departing. With this in mind, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is continuing its Restroom Renovation Program, a seven-phase project. When complete, all 48 sets of bathrooms at PHL will be modernized. 

World Heritage City Exhibit Unveiled at PHL Airport

PHILADELPHIA — A new exhibit recognizing Philadelphia’s distinction as the Nation’s first World Heritage City by the International Organization of World Heritage Cities opened today.

Airport CEO Chellie Cameron was joined by Mayor Jim Kenney, Global Philadelphia Association Board Chair John Smith and Wawa Welcome America! Executive Director Jeff Guaracino in unveiling Philadelphia: The First World Heritage City in the U.S. The exhibit, located in Terminal A-East and accessible to ticketed passengers, will be on display until June 2018.

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