Arriving at MSP: Free park 'n' call cell lot - and a spa

Updated: November 8, 2007 - 10:48 PM

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Need a manicure before Maui? A trim before Tampa? The airport may soon be your place.

While airlines are getting dinged for lousy customer service, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport plans to turn on the charm with a spa for travelers and a "cell phone lot" for their drivers.

By Thanksgiving, drivers can park on a lot on airport grounds, free of charge, until they get a call from their visitor, on the ground and waiting for pickup.

The airport also could have a 5,000-square-foot "Wellness Center" in time for next year's Republican National Convention.

The center is to be part spa -- including hair and nail care, and massage -- part medical clinic, with a health practitioner available to diagnose and treat basic illnesses, said Kathleen Bangs, marketing manager at the airport, where officials decided this week to look for vendors.

H.J. CUMMINS

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