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Getting There By Air Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Tel: (215) 937 6937 or (800) 745 4283 for 24-hour flight information. Website: www.phl.org The airport is 13km (eight miles) southwest of the city centre. Its five terminals handle non-stop services to Europe, Canada and the Caribbean, as well as more than 100 US cities. There is also a connecting service to Asia. A new international terminal is scheduled to open in spring 2002. Major airlines: Philadelphia is a hub for US Airways (tel: (800) 428 4322; website: www.usairways.com). Among the 22 other airlines serving the aiport are Air Canada, Air France, Air Jamaica, American Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines. Approximate flight times to Philadelphia: From London is 8 hours 20 minutes; from New York is 1 hour; from Los Angeles is 10 hours; from Toronto is 2 hours and from Sydney is 25 hours. Airport facilities: Facilities include restaurants, snack bars, gift shops, duty free, currency exchange, ATMs and medical services. The Philadelphia Marketplace has a wide range of shopping and dining outlets. Language assistance for international travellers is available anywhere in the airport, by calling the Communications Center from any white airport information telephone (tel: (215) 937 6937, from outside the airport – 24 hours) or at the Passenger Assistance Counter located at the exit to US Customs in the terminal A baggage claim area. Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and National. Business facilities: The US Airways Business Centre (tel: (610) 362 4333) offers photocopying, PC and laser printing, fax and document shredding facilities, as well as meeting and conference rooms with speakerphones for up to ten people. Audiovisual equipment, secretarial services and catering are also available. PIA Services/Thomas Cook has fax machines, global link phonecards, a public notary and other business services, with locations in terminals A, C and D. There are self-service postal centres in terminals A and C, as well as Federal Express drop boxes in terminals A, C and E. Mailboxes Etc, on the walkway between terminal A and B, also offers postal services. There are also several airline executive lounges. Arrival/departure tax: Included in the price of the ticket. Transport to the city: The cheapest way to reach the city centre is SEPTA’s Airport Rail Line (tel: (215) 580 7800; website: www.septa.org), running every 30 minutes to four city centre rail stations –University City, 30th Street, Suburban station and Market East. The service operates 0525-2325 daily, costing US$5.50 one way (journey time – approximately 20 minutes). The train stops at all airport terminals. SEPTA bus routes 37 and 108 also take travellers to the downtown area or Center City. The fare is US$2. A taxi fare from the airport to Center City is approximately US$20 (journey time – 25 minutes). The airport's Ground Transportation Hotline (tel: (215) 937 6958) provides further information on transport to and from Philadelphia International Airport. |
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