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If you need to pick up someone at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this busy travel week — there’ll be a new cell phone waiting lot available.

MSP has added a second cell phone waiting lot, just in time to accommodate the higher number of travelers expected at the airport for Thanksgiving. 

Airport officials say the second lot will have 100 spaces and is located on the south side of Post Road between Terminals 1 and 2. It’s just east of the 40 spaces in the first lot at the Twin Cities airport, which will remain open.

“This is another way to enhance the customer experience, meeting the growing demand for free, safe and convenient spaces for drivers to wait before picking up passengers,” said Brian Ryks, CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission. “The lots help reduce traffic congestion near the terminals because they eliminate the need for drivers to circle the airport before their party arrives at the pick-up zones.”

Airport officials say they are expecting it to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel week since before the pandemic.

The busiest departure day will be Wednesday before Thanksgiving, with nearly 37,000 passengers projected to be screened at security checkpoints. The airport says 34,000 passengers are expected through the airport on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. 

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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has added a second cell phone waiting lot to account for the higher number of travelers expected at the airport for Thanksgiving.

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