Flight cancellations lead to increased rental car demand​

MILWAUKEE — With 1000’s of flights canceled in the course of the vacation season, some vacationers at Milwaukee Mitchell Worldwide Airport are turning to rental automobiles to make it to their locations.

Hertz mentioned inside the previous couple of days, there was an elevated demand for bookings, reservation modifications and one-way automotive leases.

Staff from different automotive rental corporations mentioned the extreme climate and cancellations have made stock decrease than traditional.

Steve Mortel of Germantown, Wis., mentioned he was renting a automobile due to a canceled flight.

He mentioned he was stunned he was in a position to get a rental automotive so shortly.

“The rental automotive expertise was nice. The rationale I’m getting it’s not nice. They canceled our flight to Nashville so we’re driving,” mentioned Mortel. “It’s nice — now I simply gotta drive 9 hours as a substitute of flying an hour and a half.” 

Hertz additionally issued an announcement in regards to the elevated demand saying, “From our frontline operations groups to our buyer care brokers, Hertz staff are working arduous to maintain our prospects shifting, notably these journey plans have been disrupted.”