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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
JIA giving updates to travelers impacted by airport garage fire
Travelers parked in the Hourly Garage can now go to the airport's website and sign up to receive periodic updates as they become available regarding the status of the parking facility, Jacksonville International Airport announced Saturday. Travelers will be asked to provide contact information as well as the license plate number of their vehicle, a JIA news release states. RELATED: Fire at Jacksonville International Airport destroys several vehicles, leaves travelers in limbo RELATED: Jacksonville International Airport reopens after fire at Hourly Garage JIA also released the following update Saturday about Friday's fire: • The Hourly Garage is closed indefinitely to vehicles and pedestrians due to structural damage. To ensure everyone's safety, vehicles cannot enter or exit the facility until further notice. There is not a specified date to reopen the Hourly Garage. • The Hourly Garage, Daily Garage and Daily Surface Lot are closed to incoming vehicles. HOWEVER, passengers with vehicles already in the Daily Garage and Daily Surface Lot can exit these two facilities. • On-airport parking will be extremely limited with the prolonged closure of the Hourly Garage. Travelers with flights over the next few days, weeks and months are encouraged to seek alternative accommodation instead of on-airport parking. These include parking facilities along Airport Road, alternate means of transportation to the airport (Uber/Lyft/Taxi), and getting picked up or dropped off at the terminal. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Free disabled veteran parking privileges restored at Jacksonville International Airport
The Jacksonville International Airport is reverting its recent changes to disabled veteran parking. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Disabled veterans at the airport have been able to part wherever they want for free since 2016 according to officials, but were given new restrictions in October 2024. Certain areas became limited to only certain veterans. While people with handicap tags were able to park in the valet and elsewhere for free, disabled veterans whose tags don't have the wheelchair symbol were not. Read: Changes at Jacksonville International Airport not sitting well with veterans Airport spokesperson Michael Stewart said the construction of a third garage was making it harder for everyone to find parking. Veterans we spoke with at the time accused the airport of moving them out of the lots to make more money on paying parkers. Read: Jacksonville International Airport breaks ground on Concourse B, new garage Now, those with a regular disabled veteran tag will be able to park for free in the Economy Lots, Daily Garage, and Daily Surface Lot. City Councilman Nick Howland says Hourly Garage privileges will be restored when construction there is complete. Disabled veterans that have tags with the wheelchair symbol can park anywhere they want for free. In a post to social media, Howland continued, saying, 'Thank you to Chair Michelle Barnett, CEO Mark Vanloh, and the Airport team for honoring our heroes!' Read: Southwest Airlines offering direct flights from Jacksonville to Austin, Texas [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
