Ben Gurion now charging for (what they call) baggage trolleys
Mar 23, 2017, 7:33 am
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Well the refund is for people to return the cart themselves so Ben Gurion airport can save cost on baggage handlers or whatever you call it.
Mar 23, 2017, 8:38 am
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Apr 8, 2017, 1:11 pm
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arrived 4/6 everything was like it always was, old carts with wheels not working properly. No sign of a charge coral or payment kyosk. Carts all over the place at the rental car lot area. No sign anywhere of having to pay, could be its for now only at the drop off when departing, will know in a couple of weeks
Apr 20, 2017, 9:54 am
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arrived 4/6 everything was like it always was, old carts with wheels not working properly. No sign of a charge coral or payment kyosk. Carts all over the place at the rental car lot area. No sign anywhere of having to pay, could be its for now only at the drop off when departing, will know in a couple of weeks
OT: Hertz hopes to move its drop-off to T3 next month, that should save alot of time, the bad, many times when I returned my Avis car not a single cart was to be found, which is never a problem when Hertz drops me off at the departure level
Apr 21, 2017, 12:48 am
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Apr 24, 2017, 10:00 pm
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Apr 25, 2017, 8:19 am
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Ive found HZ to be the cheapest by far, however I do book via an agent and not directly. On the negative side that means no Gold service by simply going straight down to the office in the lot or earning any pts. But the savings are worth it
Ive had people give me other agents to use or were agents themselves and just now over Pesach my guy was still $100 cheaper for the same car www.noachcar.co.il
Ive had people give me other agents to use or were agents themselves and just now over Pesach my guy was still $100 cheaper for the same car www.noachcar.co.il
Apr 25, 2017, 10:17 am
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Departed yesterday and had one of the new baggage trolleys (still no charge). A major improvement on the old ones. I just hope they don't break down as fast as the old design did. They do look much better built though.
Apr 25, 2017, 10:21 am
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As I understand it, Noah now uses Budget. My parents saved a ton of money over the next cheapest option, which was Hertz with my dad's corporate discount (generally cheaper by a nice margin versus direct bookings)
Apr 25, 2017, 12:54 pm
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Does that even exist in Israel? I always go to the normal counter where they give me the key, my name does show up on the "Gold service" screen but I was never told to go to the office in the parking lot for anything. (except if I find new damages not listed...)
Apr 25, 2017, 3:27 pm
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( and what does this have to do with baggage carts :roll eyes
Anyway, Noach uses Hertz, Budget and Shlomo Sixt. I would walk before renting from Shlomo Sixt. Budget is less than Hertz but I always request Hertz because I like them better.
Anyway, Noach uses Hertz, Budget and Shlomo Sixt. I would walk before renting from Shlomo Sixt. Budget is less than Hertz but I always request Hertz because I like them better.
Apr 25, 2017, 7:33 pm
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The truth is all of them are like renting from a brandX company , since none are corp but they all are franchises except Eldan, then again Eldan is also Enterprise
My main concern is if they will make sure that there are carts at T3 in the return section, yrs ago when I used Avis there wasnt a single cart to be found. I always had a cart when returning to HZ at the other lot