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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 8:11 am
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Walk around the block?
Originally Posted by timbuktoo
...yet another baseless fee to flay us alive with?

I put my flight details in at Hertz.com for a rental at SEATAC and got an extra 11% tacked on for:

AIRPORT CONCESSION RECOVERY ON FLIGHT ARRIVALS WITHIN 12 HOURS

(What if you pick it up within 13 hours? Why this distinction?)

When I tried the same reservation at the same location without flight information, I got a lower rate without this charge. What is this charge? It's not like they're picking me up at the airport and driving me over to the airport rental counter. And since I'm picking the car up and bringing it back to the same location, there is no "recovery". So if I don't provide Hertz with my flight info, does it matter?
So technically, if I leave the airport, walk around the block and come back in to get my car, then I have arrived at the airport w/o a flight and I can get the car w/o the fee? Right?
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