Airport blazes trail with innovative terminal upgrade for passengers

Tampa International Airport’s express curbsides are intended to speed up the departure process.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:53 a.m. October 25, 2021
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Courtesy. Tampa International Airport will introduce new express curbside dropoff lanes next month for passengers traveling without checked baggage.
Courtesy. Tampa International Airport will introduce new express curbside dropoff lanes next month for passengers traveling without checked baggage.
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TAMPA — Express curbsides for departing passengers without checked bags seems like an obvious solution for easing congestion at airports, but none in the United States had done it until now, with Tampa International Airport set to unveil the terminal upgrade on Nov. 16, right as the busy holiday travel season gets underway.

 

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