LAX wants fee increase to fund car rental terminal
February 26, 2010
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport wants to increase its car rental fees
to fund an off-site terminal that would house car rental agencies.
The project, which is years away, is to reduce pollution and congestion from car
rental courtesy vans that circle the airport.
LAX officials are backing a state bill to be introduced by Sen. Jenny Oropeza that
would allow it to raise the $10 fee it tacks onto car rentals. It is not clear how
much the airport would raise the fees.
LAX has collected $47 million for the project but Mark Adams of Los Angeles World
Airports says the fee isn't bringing in enough money for a project that could end
up costing $800 million.
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