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Richard Digits
So we're leaving for pigeon forge (gkt) in the morning. Got a call from the Enterprise office this morning. Apparently wanting to let me know the car was ready and I could pick it up early if I wanted. I replied, "well we won't be there until tomorrow, but if you're trying to not open the office on Saturday you could drop it at the fbo". Well that opened a whole can of worms.
We argued back & forth for 20 minutes, him claiming they had to charge the fbo price (which was $200 higher) if we're flying in, and me protesting that they didn't know if I was flying in or beaming down from the NCC-1701D until I said something. Eventually it came to pay the higher price or cancel, so I relented, thanked him for f***ing me and hung up.
I was busy searching turo, looking at Knoxville airport ($ignature), and contemplating an 8.5 hour drive when he called back. He apologized, and explained that he was able to adjust the price and they would drop it at the fbo for $35 more then my original quote. I agreed that was more reasonable, but the thing that got my attention was this:
He explained that the airport wants to collect their rental concession fee, and checks to see if pilots rent cars through the local office rather than through them.
I'm not sure if I believe this or not. If it's true, that's one of the shadier practices I've yet run into, especially considering the "fbo" won't make the reservation for you, but rather makes you call the local Enterprise office. This whole thing stinks and I can't decide who's to blame.
We argued back & forth for 20 minutes, him claiming they had to charge the fbo price (which was $200 higher) if we're flying in, and me protesting that they didn't know if I was flying in or beaming down from the NCC-1701D until I said something. Eventually it came to pay the higher price or cancel, so I relented, thanked him for f***ing me and hung up.
I was busy searching turo, looking at Knoxville airport ($ignature), and contemplating an 8.5 hour drive when he called back. He apologized, and explained that he was able to adjust the price and they would drop it at the fbo for $35 more then my original quote. I agreed that was more reasonable, but the thing that got my attention was this:
He explained that the airport wants to collect their rental concession fee, and checks to see if pilots rent cars through the local office rather than through them.
I'm not sure if I believe this or not. If it's true, that's one of the shadier practices I've yet run into, especially considering the "fbo" won't make the reservation for you, but rather makes you call the local Enterprise office. This whole thing stinks and I can't decide who's to blame.