LAX-it is located on the lower/arrivals level just east of Terminal 1, at the corner of World Way and Sky Way, and is accessible by either a short walk from many terminals or via a dedicated shuttle from seven designated locations in the CTA.
LAX currently averages 267,000 vehicle rentals a month, making it the second largest rental car market among airports in the U.S.
While those leaving the airport will have to travel to a pickup location, Uber, Lyft, and taxi drivers will still be able to drop people off at the departure terminals.
The 5.3 million-square-foot Conrac facility will feature 18,000 parking stalls with 6,600 ready/return spaces, 10,000 idle vehicle storage spaces, and 1,100 rental car employee spaces as well as visitor parking.
The train is the centerpiece of the Landside Access Modernization Program, which also includes a consolidated rent-a-car facility and associated roadway improvements.
Customers in the Los Angeles or the New York areas can skip the traffic and get to the airport faster with a private helicopter transfer from Blade.
Once completed and operational, rental car shuttles will no longer access the LAX terminal loop as all customers will ride the automated people mover train to get to their rental car company.
The seven companies will be relocated to the Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility when it opens in 2023.
Starting with Airport Van Rental near LAX, and ending at Midway Car Rental in West LA, Auto Rental News' editors and publisher talked with car rental operators about their operations, unique problems, and future in the rental industry.
Turo maintains that its platform is a technology company, not a rental car agency, and therefore should not be subject to the airport taxes and fees that traditional car rental companies pay.