CHICAGO – After closing due to a decrease in air travel after September 11, 2001, the Department of Aviation will re-open Economy Parking Lot F permanently tomorrow to accommodate an increase in the number of motorists who seek economy parking at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

“The increase in passenger volume we’ve seen in previous months has prompted us to offer a greater variety of parking options,” said Chicago Aviation Commissioner Nuria I. Fernandez. “The rehabilitation and re-opening of Lot F enables us to increase parking capacity for budget conscious travelers.”

Overall, the Department of Aviation expects the 2 percent growth in passenger enplanements seen in the first half of 2006 to continue throughout the season, making this summer the busiest in O’Hare’s history. A recent customer survey indicates that 58 percent of travelers who drive to O’Hare Airport choose to park in an economy parking lot.

Travelers parking in Economy Lot F must board a shuttle bus to Economy Lot E, where they can access the Airport Transit System (ATS) to the terminals. Shuttle service runs every seven minutes between 3:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., and every 15 minutes from 11:00 p.m. until 3:30 a.m. The rate to park in Lot F is $9.00 per day, the lowest daily rate of all of O’Hare’s parking facilities.

For more information about parking options, rates and locations, visit www. flychicago.com or call 800/850-8150.

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There are several ways to receive Up-to-the-Minute Parking Availability information. 1) Sign-up at www.flychicago.com to receive automatic email parking updates (via a text message to your mobile device) for a particular day/time or for on-going updates. 2) Check parking status on the www.flychicago.com homepage. 3) Call the O’Hare Parking Hotline for up-to-the-minute parking information 24 hours/day, every day of the year at 773/686/7530. 4) Tune to 800AM when you are within 2.5 miles of the airport to receive current parking lot status reports.

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