Event Brief
TPA replaces garage payment machines with tap-to-pay
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Tampa International Airport is upgrading payment technology across its economy, short-term and long-term parking garages. Crews are replacing 18 ticketing machines with touchscreen systems that support tap-to-pay and Apple Pay, while keeping card slots and QR readers for prepaid reservations. The airport also added license plate scanners at each garage entrance for automated entry and exit.
WHO: Tampa International Airport (TPA) communications; Joshua Gillin, Senior Manager of Communications
WHAT: TPA replaced 18 parking ticketing machines with touchscreen payment systems and added license plate scanners at garage entrances.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM ET
WHERE: Tampa, FL
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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