{"id":482074,"date":"2025-12-31T09:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/482074\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T09:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:32:13","slug":"good-things-start-at-phl-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/482074\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Things Start at PHL in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1960455963\" paraeid=\"{63a04abc-e6f6-4d2b-91e4-285aab70a29f}{13}\">Big things are coming to Philadelphia in 2026, and it\u2019s going to be an exciting year at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). With events like America\u2019s 250th birthday, the NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament, PGA Championship, FIFA World Cup, and MLB All-Star Game all happening in the city, travelers from around the world will be passing through PHL. For many visitors the airport will be their first stop in Philadelphia and PHL is ready to make a good impression! On December 30, PHL held a special preview to show some of the activities coming to the airport in 2026. \u00a0The preview took place in front of a new 2026-focused art exhibit in the Youth Art Gallery in the A-East Baggage Claim area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/12-30-25-takeoff-to-2026-preview-press-conference-1h.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"6c7d2d32-6876-4b8c-9b98-3c905fad3f07\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"Good Things\" width=\"823\" height=\"465\" class=\"align-center\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1279208318\" paraeid=\"{e493e237-dd06-43a9-b39f-27bc96df073e}{210}\">PHL continues to invest in making travel more comfortable. In 2026, the airport plans to add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phl.org\/newsroom\/RestroomRenovationProgramPhase5Complete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eight new restroom sets<\/a> and install a new exterior facade outside the D and E Terminals by replacing windows with a modern energy-efficient system. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"830105414\" paraeid=\"{e493e237-dd06-43a9-b39f-27bc96df073e}{206}\"><strong>Art Exhibitions Program\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"249476285\" paraeid=\"{63a04abc-e6f6-4d2b-91e4-285aab70a29f}{26}\">PHL is known for bringing local art into the airport through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phl.org\/at-phl\/art-exhibitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Art Exhibitions Program<\/a>. In 2026, the airport will feature some meaningful exhibits that celebrate Philadelphia\u2019s history and community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"21383641\" paraeid=\"{63a04abc-e6f6-4d2b-91e4-285aab70a29f}{32}\">Travelers will have a chance to explore a visual history of the Philadelphia Union i at the top of Terminal D starting in May. The exhibit will highlight the team\u2019s journey from its early days to today, with archival photos and a jersey from every season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"2106075594\" paraeid=\"{63a04abc-e6f6-4d2b-91e4-285aab70a29f}{38}\">A tribute to the Fleisher Art Memorial, the oldest community art school in the country, will also be on display beginning in January at Gate F7. Highlighting 2026, the exhibit will feature fifty years of photography from students and teachers. <img decoding=\"async\" data-entity-uuid=\"5ab9e5ed-5a7c-42b8-ae2d-ba595aa4a37e\" data-entity-type=\"file\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/12-30-25-takeoff-to-2026-preview-press-conference-2.jpg\" height=\"334\" width=\"501\" class=\"align-right\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1727953618\" paraeid=\"{248e0152-10cc-4998-8d78-3d1bc94fbf6f}{157}\">Artwork from Constitution High School students is featured in the A-East Baggage area. Students focused on Philadelphia neighborhoods, highlighting the people, locations, and events that matter most to the city. Their work will remain on display through next December. Miranda Thompson, Art Teacher at Constitution High School, shared, \u201cWe are so excited that Constitution High School was invited by the airport to participate in this show celebrating 250 years of Philadelphia\u2019s freedom. Our students did a phenomenal job representing our history, culture, and wonderful neighborhoods. Knowing their work would be seen by hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of international travelers truly inspired them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"335342227\" paraeid=\"{19ea76b2-8d3a-49c1-9c44-20f03d97eef1}{177}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_123.png\" data-entity-uuid=\"c514e267-5cba-4590-9b2b-14de4f007125\" data-entity-type=\"file\" alt=\"Good Things - Experiences\" width=\"332\" height=\"504\" class=\"align-left\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><strong>Air Service Development\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1824991166\" paraeid=\"{63a04abc-e6f6-4d2b-91e4-285aab70a29f}{70}\">Travelers will have more nonstop options starting in May. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phl.org\/about\/news\/AA-Budapest-Prague-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Airlines<\/a> will launch service to Budapest and Prague, Delta Air Lines will begin flights to Seattle, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phl.org\/newsroom\/Alaska-PDX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alaska Airlines<\/a> will add service to Portland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1548195910\" paraeid=\"{63a04abc-e6f6-4d2b-91e4-285aab70a29f}{76}\">PHL will also welcome a new airline partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phl.org\/newsroom\/Allegiant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allegiant<\/a>. The airline will begin nonstop service to Knoxville, Des Moines, and Grand Rapids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"357742039\" paraeid=\"{c2692f55-1e6f-4a82-bb5e-4f0c265fc8a3}{72}\">\u201cThere will be plenty for all of our guests to see and do even before they leave the airport,\u201d said PHL CEO Atif Saeed. \u201cWe have activities and giveaways planned for all the major events happening in our region throughout the year, beginning with the NCAA Tournament in March, through the MLB All-Star game in July. \u00a0Passengers will also be able to watch FIFA World Cup matches at special in-terminal viewing lounges.\u201d\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>More activities will be announced throughout the year, 2026 is expected to be a busy and memorable year at PHL. With new art, new flights, facility improvements, excitement and energy of the airport community, PHL is ready to welcome the world and show that \u201cGood things start here!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Big things are coming to Philadelphia in 2026, and it\u2019s going to be an exciting year at Philadelphia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":482075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-482074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-pa","10":"tag-pennsylvania","11":"tag-philadelphia","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115813492025063532","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}