u/MirkatteWorld

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My Airport Report, Week of 5/4/2026 (Parking, TSA)

I flew to Chicago on Tuesday, 5/5/2026 and returned last night (5/8). On 5/5, I called Airport Parking at 3:30 PM asking if the South Garage was open. The woman who took my call said they were about to open it, "in a couple of minutes."

I arrived a bit after 4:00, and the barricade blocking entry to the South Garage was still up. Curiously, as I was passing the side of that garage, on my way to the North Garage, I noticed an LCD sign indicating that the South Garage had spots available on Level 5. Another sign indicated that all parking areas were available. As I was pulling into the entrance of the North Garage, I noticed the sign showing availability by level. It was showing that all but Level 4 were full; Level 4 had 168 spots open. So I went right up to Level 4 and found a spot without issues.

As for the TSA lines, there was nobody ahead of me for TSA Pre. At the same time, I saw just one guy heading into the "regular" TSA lineup. Security was a breeze (though a TSA agent tested my sneakers for.... Something. Whatever they were testing for must not have been present. (My flight was not until 6:40, but I tend to err on the side of "ridiculously early.")

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