It depends on whom I'm picking up. If it's my husband or any other well- seasoned traveler, I wait in the cell phone lot.
If it's an older relative or if it's a friend who's arriving in my airport for the first time, I park in the short-term lot and meet my party inside the terminal.
Originally Posted by
BearX220
<snip> meet your party on the departures level, not the lower arrivals level which is often gridlocked, especially at night.
I do this, too, when I know the person I'm picking up has only carry-on luggage.