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Getting There By Air Memphis International Airport (MIA) Tel: (901) 922 8088. Fax: (901) 922 8099. Website: www.mscaa.com Memphis airport is the world’s busiest cargo airport and a bustling passenger terminal handling more than ten million passengers per year. Located approximately 16km (ten miles) southeast of Downtown Memphis, the airport handles flights from 14 passenger airlines and is a major hub for Northwest/KLM, which provides daily transatlantic flights to Amsterdam. Major airlines: American Airlines (tel: (800) 433 7300; website: www.americanair.com) is the USA’s major airline. Delta Airlines, KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines, Northwest Airlines, TWA, United Airlines and US Airways all operate from Memphis. Approximate flight times to Memphis: From London is 10 hours 50 minutes; from New York is 2 hours 35 minutes; from Los Angeles is 3 hours 58 minutes; from Toronto is 3 hours 10 minutes and from Sydney is 14 hours 40 minutes. Airport facilities: Facilities include bureau de change, bank, ATMs, travel agency, restaurants and duty free shops. There is also a hairdresser, and a hotel. Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, Thrifty and National. Business facilities: There is an International Travel Insurance and Business Service Centre (tel: (901) 922 8090), which is located at Ticket Lobby B and open daily 0700-2030. There are two executive lounges, for which membership is required – the Delta Crown Room and the Northwest/KLM Royal Dutch Airlines World Club. Arrival/departure tax: A US Federal tax of US$25 and local taxes of US$15 are included in the price of the ticket. Transport to the city: It takes approximately 20 minutes to reach Downtown Memphis from the airport. MATA (tel: (901) 274 6282; website: www.matatransit.com) bus 32 operates weekdays 0644-1813 and Saturday 0747-1747 from the airport to Downtown Memphis. The bus departs from the lower outer drive near Terminal C and the fare is US$15 (one way). The MATA DASH (tel: (901) 522 1677; website: www.matatransit.com) shuttle bus leaves every hour weekdays 0530-2030, Saturday 0630-1830 and Sunday 0730-1730. The bus stops off at a number of hotels along the route and the fare is US$15 one way. Many of the city’s main hotels operate a shuttle service from the airport – reservations are advised. A taxi to Downtown will cost around US$15-21. These can be found on the lower level of the main terminal. |
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