Auto Rental News
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

FlightCar Opens at LAX

Peer-to-peer car-sharing company FlightCar opened at Los Angeles International Airport, its third location, last week. This car-sharing startup allows travelers to rent out their vehicles in exchange for free parking, a car wash, shuttle service and the opportunity to earn up to $10 per day.

by Staff
November 19, 2013
2 min to read


Backed by the founders of Airbnb, Reddit and Ryan Seacrest, FlightCar is now serving Los Angeles International Airport, the nation’s second largest airport. This peer-to-peer car-sharing startup allows travelers to rent out their vehicles in exchange for free parking, a car wash, shuttle service and the opportunity to earn up to $10 per day.

With high-volume cross traffic between its three locations (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston), FlightCar’s founders see the potential to double its total business volume.

Ad Loading...

According to Co-Founder and CEO Rujul Zaparde, customers must take the LAX shuttle service from the terminals to Lot C. There, a FlightCar attendant will pick them up in a Lincoln Town Car and drive them to FlightCar’s lot, which is about four minutes from the airport.

Incoming travelers will save an average of 50%-70% off conventional car rentals and an additional 20% off competing car-sharing rates, according to FlightCar. In addition, FlightCar is offering a new promotion: customers listing in one location will also receive an additional 20% discount to rent a car share in another of FlightCar’s locations.

"FlightCar incorporates a level of automation and technology that the conventional $11 billion car rental industry has been slow for decades to develop,” says Zaparde. “Our innovations are making car rental affordable and fair again.”

The Los Angeles location will be the startup’s largest location, with capacity to hold over 110 parked cars and a converted warehouse building for restroom facilities, staff use and storage, says FlightCar. Plus, a car wash will be located onsite. In comparison, the Boston location has around 45 parking spaces and San Francisco has about 100 spaces, says Zaparde.

As in San Francisco and Boston, the complimentary town car service will continue to be provided by local independent ground transportation companies, now managed by an automation platform integrated with FlightCar’s new mobile web app.

Ad Loading...

Once customers land at LAX, this app automatically dispatches a FlightCar driver to pick them up. Customers can call the specific driver or even watch the location of the driver as he or she approaches Lot C.

More Rental Operations

A counter agent chats with a customer over a rental counter
Rental OperationsJuly 21, 2026

The Desk Upsell Is Costing Operators More Than it Earns

Counter upsells generate revenue, but they can also slow transactions, erode trust, and cost repeat business. Fully inclusive pricing may offer operators a better path to long-term value.

Read More →
U-Save Mauritius team

U-Save Expands Indian Ocean Presence with New Master Franchise for Mauritius

The franchise has been acquired by Mauritian travel entrepreneur Umarfarooq Omarjee, an established figure in the island's tourism and mobility sector.

Read More →
Back view of a remote driver in front of a screen delivering a car to a location.

Global Carsharing Fleet Projected to Reach 768,000 Vehicles By 2030

A new Berg Insight forecast outlines several business models driving the projected growth in public carsharing worldwide through 2029.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
green and blue bar graphs compare fleet sales June 2025 versus June 2026
Fleet Acquisitionby Martin RomjueJuly 8, 2026

Rental Car Fleet Sales Show Mid-Year Strength

June gains ensured rental fleets closed out the first half of 2026 in positive territory.

Read More →
Close up of a row of white CUVs in the Surprice Mobility fleet at the Milan airport.

Surprice Mobility Opens Corporate Rental Station at Milan Malpensa Airport

The Milan opening is part of Surprice Mobility's broader strategy to expand its corporate operations while increasing the use of technology across its network.

Read More →
Julian Gritsch with an MBA class in a classroom.

Brazilian Executive MBA Targets Growing Domestic Rental Car Industry

Rental car companies face a unique combination of challenges that are rarely addressed in traditional programs.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Green Motion team with banner bearing Japanese flag.

Green Motion Expands Into Japan With Master Franchise Agreement

Japan's tourism industry, business travel market, and demand for vehicle rental services are reasons the country represents an important market for the company.

Read More →
ACRA Chairman Sharky Laguana on stage at the ICRS event in Grapevine, Texas.
Legal & Legislativeby Martin RomjueJune 24, 2026

ACRA Carrying Fuller Industry Load As AI and EVs Lurk In Future

The leading car rental professional business group details an active legislative, regulatory, and macro-trends agenda affecting car rental operators.

Read More →
Light blue horizontal bar graphs on a chart showing World Cup-related rental car booking trends.
Rental OperationsJune 23, 2026

World Cup Travel Data Shows Longer Car Rentals and More One-Ways

A recent analysis of FIFA bookings found varied demand patterns that influenced rental car pricing.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Side view of ICRS speaker Sanchit Garg at podium in front of a floor lit red curtain
Rental Operationsby Martin RomjueJune 22, 2026

A Leveling Force: AI Morphs Into A Rental Car Profit-Seeker

Revenue managers can’t match the emerging AI tools gobbling lots of data that could counter the competitive race to the rate bottom.

Read More →
Ad Loading...