Anyone know the Tampa Airport well...?

[dive4funOften]

Several of us are flying Delta in, one flying Continental, to meet there. I called the airlines, but their info didn't make sense, and one of them admited that they map she had available was screwy. I think I found the same map on the net, and I did get that one cannot go directly from one baggage claim area to the other one.

Can someone give me basic info on what parts we'll arrive on the 2 airlines, which baggage claims we'll use, and where would be a good meeting area....?

thanks, don

This may help:
http://www.tampaairport.com/maps.html

 

[originaljonathan]

17/18 Red.

Like I said, tehy are on opposite sides of the baggage claim floor and inaccessible from each other except by taking an elevator or escalator up and walking to the other side.

There are maps and floor diagrams on the website www.tampaairport.com.

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[DandyDon]

Yep, Continental was in one area, and Delta the other. When I turned my cell-phone on, I had a message from my sis that she was there and the time the message came in, so - I sent my son-in-law down the escalator to Cont luggage: "Find her and bring her over to our side with luggage, or - come over if you can't." Smooth enough; we were all soon in the car rental area, and not too long later up the toll-road.

I was planning on heading to Crystal River after getting my certification finished. Is Tampa the best way to get there? I found tickets on cheaptickets.com for 83 bucks from here in NC, but I wasn't sure if there was another major airport closer.

Yes sir, fly into TPA, grab your prearranged cheap car, and head up the toll-road. Have $20-30 in ones handy, and they have a lot of toll-booths, but it's worth it. We used Birds Underwater for our snorkeling, and I'd use them for Scuba, too - from what I saw. Good outfit.