Gone are the days of parking curbside at the terminal awaiting your party, with nary an eye or interest from anyone in uniform. There was a time when I'd polish chrome while I waited. Nowadays, not so much, without be carted away to a holding cell or profile on a no-fly list.

There is a relatively new alternative: the cell phone lot. Many airports are providing parking lots where chauffeurs (personal or otherwise) can wait for the arrival phone call, and pick up the party curbside without threat of ticket or tow truck. New York's JFK is the latest to provide a cell phone lot.

To ease airport traffic congestion, many major U.S. airports provide a cell phone waiting lot, and thankfully it's a growing trend. Here's a sampling.