Phoenix Sky Harbor offering some travelers free gift-wrapping service

PHOENIX — For the eighth straight year, some travelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will be able to get their holiday gifts wrapped for free while they wait for a flight.

Heather Lissner with the airport said the complimentary wrapping service will be offered for three days to fliers inside Terminal 4.

“We have free gift-wrapping after you get through security,” she said.

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The service will be offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday at areas near the A, B and C security checkpoints.

On Thursday and Friday, wrappers will be on duty from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday, the airport sends its elves home early, so the stations will only be open from 9 a.m. to noon.

Lissner said the airport offers the free gift wrapping because the Transportation Security Administration encourages fliers to leave carry-on gifts unwrapped in case bags need to be searched.

Lissner said travelers can also take advantage of the gift-wrapping service if they need to buy a last-minute gift inside one of the airport’s shops or kiosks.

About 567,000 Arizonans are expected to fly in the same skies as Santa this year when they jump on a plane to celebrate the holidays elsewhere.

KTAR’s Ashley Flood contributed to this report.

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