Thread: Employee parking lots

I bid the hanger so I drive right up to the hanger. I prefer it that way, I can just get in my car if I want to go eat something or get a power MONSTER drink at the gas station for a needed lift of energy. I just pull in and there is my job. Otherwise, if I bidded the line, I would have to drive up to a hanger, where the van shuttle takes us to the zones. Takes a little more time but not bad overall here in IAH. When I travel, I park at the employee parking area, then take a shuttle to the airport terminal, runs like minutes behind one another, and makes it to the terminal in about 15 minutes. I leave my car parked there till I get back. Doesn't cost me a dime. Great benefit.

Our lot kind of sucks (MDW-Chicago). It's a ten minute shuttle bus ride away and you have to catch the bus every 15 minutes.. As a result, it requires careful timing in order to arrive to work on time usually leaving an extra half hour early.. On top of that, it just drops us off in the standard "arrivals" area in the front of the airport. From there it's about a 15 minute trek through the airport to get to where we need to be to clock in.. Tack all of that onto your normal commute time and it makes for a pretty long pilgrimage to work every day.. I've been doing it for years so it's all pretty routine, but I'd love it if we had a better parking situation.

OH, and we have to pay $20 a month for it..

<div align='center'></div>PDX - Not a bad situation for parking, but I have seen/heard much worse. Negatives: The parking lot is approx 5 miles from the terminal. About a 10min+ ride. At the terminal, it only makes 1 stop so all of the employees in the North terminal (DL/UA/Skywest/Co/US) have a longer walk to check in. When TSA took over (they share the lot with us) the busses were jamm packed at start times and off times. Since then, they have staggered their shifts. The 7 shelters where the bus stops are not heated, the parking lot is approx 1/2mile long. No where to potty if you need, you gotta hold it as there are no businesses around. In the past 14yrs, our vehicles have been damaged 3 times, of course no one left a note on the window. Hope to pay them back some day. Late at night, their schedules run from the A/P to the Lot approx every 15min.
Advantages: Busses run consistantly during the day. One in the lot as the other departs,and the busses are newer. They can also "drop" to allow handicap access if needed. Most of the drivers are pretty friendly and helpful. There is plenty of storage for crew bags just in front of the doors that are in the middle. To be green, all busses run on natural gas.
I get my parking for free, however I have heard the going rate is $40/month