I’m looking to book a flight to Luxembourg and it gets in at 22:30. It’s a BA booking, and I can add a hire car to the same booking for a good price, which is handy cos I could do with a hire car. Thing is, the Avis depot at the airport closes at 22:30, i.e. at the same time that the flight is due to land. If I’ve made a single booking through BA for the flight and the car, will they stay open whilst I get off the plane and get through Security (or if the flight is delayed)?
BA website says:
When making your booking, car availability will only be offered to you if the depot is open for your requested pick up and drop off times. In the event that you do not see any availability, this could mean that the depot is closed – try alternative pick up and drop off times. We are unable to organise collection/drop off outside the depot’s opening hours, but some depots offer a ‘drop box’ to enable you to return the car and keys out of hours. Check directly with the depot when collecting your car to see if they offer this service.
We recommend that you book your car and flights together in one transaction – this will ensure the depot receive your flight details. If you book your car separately, the depot will not know your flight information. Therefore, in the unlikely event of a delay, you will need to call the 24 hour number on your voucher so that we may advise the depot of your progress.
which gives me some comfort, but anyone done anything similar in the past? I don’t really want to be stuck at Luxembourg airport for the night…