If your visit to Orlando involves a "pick up" at Orlando International Airport, it may have gotten a bit easier… just in time for the holidays.

For the convenience of visitors picking up arriving passengers in private vehicles, a new complimentary 100-space cellular phone parking lot is being built on South Airport Boulevard.

The lot will be situated on a portion of the current Red Satellite Lot, south of the main terminal building. The lot allows drivers to wait until notified of their passenger’s arrival and baggage pick-up before driving to the arriving flights curb. 

Soon, the days of the "airport loop" will be gone.  If anybody has ever arrived early to pick up a late flight… you know exactly what I'm talking about.   

The project is expected to be completed by the Thanksgiving holiday travel season.

One more tidbit for fun:

Orlando International Airport served more than 34.1 million passengers in 2005 making it the 12th busiest airport in the nation, 21st busiest in the world and busiest in Florida.  That's a whole lotta peanuts.

For more details about Orlando Christmas events, including Theme Park Christmas events, Orlando Shopping, a calendar of events, and Christmas at Disney, visit ChristmasInOrlando.com.