Important Information for Rentals from MCO

**roger** · 30-07-2008, 21:32

Orlando International Airport (MCO) has announced it is imposing a new Airport Customer Facility Charge starting on 1st October 2008.

This means customers collecting cars from the airport from 1st October 2008 onwards will be charged the fee.

This does not apply to Budget as the charge is now built in to their rates.

The fee is $2.50 per day, up to a maximum of $12.50 total. So for rentals of over 5 days the fee will still not exceed $12.50

This is beyond the control of the car rental companies, as they have had it imposed on them by the Airport, so are simply collecting the fee and passing it to the airport authority.

We expect in the near future the other rental companies will build this cost in to the pre-paid rates that we are given.

**speakle** · 31-07-2008, 01:12

Quick question. I'll use Virgin as the basis because I always use them. Cars are always included in the price, they give upgrade prices but it's all paid before you go. Does this mean that before I collect the keys I will have to pay more for the priviledge or has this been included in the price from Virgin?

Just wondering if anyone has already booked with Virgin for post October and have received notification.

Sorry, didn't really turn out to be very quick

**roger** · 31-07-2008, 01:16

You will have to pay this regardless of who you booked with, even if the package was fully inclusive. The reason being that this is a charge made by the airport to the customer, so the car rental companies are simply collecting the payment for them and passing it on.

If it was a new charge made by the actual rental company then they would not add it for existing bookings.

**Fourdents** · 31-07-2008, 02:08

Do you know why they - the Airport Authorities are putting this charge on ?

**ellie** · 31-07-2008, 02:23

They used to do this in Miami, but then dropped it. It could be a big money-spinner for the airport.

**roger** · 31-07-2008, 06:15

Yes, it's just a good way for the airport to raise money.

**MrCake** · 31-07-2008, 15:43

does sound a bit of a con to me but it's only $12.50

**Oceansplasher** · 01-08-2008, 00:06

We are there in October and are hiring car from Dollar at MCO. For 2 weeks we have an SUV and then return that and pick up an INTERMEDIATE for last week of trip.

Does this mean we will have to pay the fee twice?

I tend to think the answer would be yes, but just wondered if anyone new for definite.

**roger** · 01-08-2008, 00:07

Yes, I'm afraid so since you have 2 rentals.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Oceansplasher
We are there in October and are hiring car from Dollar at MCO. For 2 weeks we have an SUV and then return that and pick up an INTERMEDIATE for last week of trip.

Does this mean we will have to pay the fee twice?

I tend to think the answer would be yes, but just wondered if anyone new for definite.
[/quote]