Rental Car Sales Jump at San Francisco International Airport
Rental car sales at SFO increased from $400.6 million in fiscal year 2010-2011 to $454.8 million in 2011-2012 for a 13.5% increase.
According to the San Francisco Examiner, rental car sales accounted for $454 million of a total $783.4 million in concession sales for 2011-2012 at the San Francisco International Airport.
The reopening of the revamped Terminal 2 and other improvements at the airport led to a 14.4% increase in concessions sales overall, which includes retail, food and beverage, rental cars and duty-free shops. Rental car sales alone increased 13.5% from the $400.6 million made in concession sales at the airport in 2010-2011.
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