Overnight at PHL
May 30, 2010 | 4:30 pm
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Overnight at PHL
I just posted regarding BOS, but my routing may have to come back through PHL. Same question, though:
I may have an upcoming flight that arrives after midnight and leaves before 6am. If I tried to get a hotel, I would only get at most 2 hours of sleep if I was lucky.
Can I stay inside security and crash on a chair or a row of chairs?
I may have an upcoming flight that arrives after midnight and leaves before 6am. If I tried to get a hotel, I would only get at most 2 hours of sleep if I was lucky.
Can I stay inside security and crash on a chair or a row of chairs?
May 30, 2010 | 6:33 pm
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This question popped up a couple months ago in the Mid-Atlantic forum (Is PHL a 24 Hour Airport?) There was no definitive answer but I'm sticking with my response of "no, you'll probably get kicked out". You're probably free to join the homeless and other connecting passengers landside. 
Depending on your flight schedules, if you stayed at the airport Marriott (which is connected to terminal B and you can walk to it), you might actually get 3 hours of sleep.
Depending on your flight schedules, if you stayed at the airport Marriott (which is connected to terminal B and you can walk to it), you might actually get 3 hours of sleep.
May 30, 2010 | 6:41 pm
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Sleeping in Airports has a few reviews on sleeping there
http://sleepinginairports.com/usa/philadelphia.htm
http://sleepinginairports.com/usa/philadelphia.htm
May 31, 2010 | 1:15 am
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Yes
As long as you stay inside the sterile area of the terminal, no one will bother you or kick you out. If you do exit secuity, you will not be allowed back in until the checkpoints re-open for passengers at around 4am.
I work at PHL, let me know if you have any other questions and/or when you'll be here, if I'm working, maybe we'll meet up.
I work at PHL, let me know if you have any other questions and/or when you'll be here, if I'm working, maybe we'll meet up.
Jun 1, 2010 | 7:24 am
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We're going to move this to the Regional Forum which covers the PHL area.
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Jun 1, 2010 | 6:55 pm
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As long as you stay inside the sterile area of the terminal, no one will bother you or kick you out. If you do exit secuity, you will not be allowed back in until the checkpoints re-open for passengers at around 4am.
I work at PHL, let me know if you have any other questions and/or when you'll be here, if I'm working, maybe we'll meet up.
I work at PHL, let me know if you have any other questions and/or when you'll be here, if I'm working, maybe we'll meet up.
Jun 1, 2010 | 6:56 pm
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Sleeping in Airports has a few reviews on sleeping there
http://sleepinginairports.com/usa/philadelphia.htm
http://sleepinginairports.com/usa/philadelphia.htm
This is a great resource...I was not familiar with this but have now bookmarked it.