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***** | AIRPORT ACCESS FEE. | The fee paid to an airport management by a car rental company for the privilege of operating its vans and buses on the airport grounds, usually passed on to the consumer.
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***** | ON AIRPORT LOCATION. | A rental car company with a counter in the terminal building. See also off airport location.
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***** | OFF AIRPORT LOCATION. | A car rental company that does not have a counter in the terminal building. See also on airport location.
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*** | AIRPORT TRANSFER. | Transportation provided by a tour operator to a passenger to/from an airport, usually to/from a hotel.
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** | AIRPORT FACILITY/ACCESS FEE. | A charge passed along to consumers by car rental companies to cover their cost of mandatory fees levied by the airport or other authority. Sometimes called a concession recovery fee.
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* | AIRPORT TAX. | A local tax imposed on air tickets and passed along to passengers, ostensibly used to fund airport maintenance, expansion, and similar expenditures.
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* | AIRPORT CODES. | Three-letter codes used to uniquely identify all airports.
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