Sixt Rent A Car is expected to be the fifth company to provide rental car services at the airport, pending approval by the Austin City Council next week. The Airport Advisory Commission unanimously recommended a contract with the company at its August meeting.
Sixt was the only company to respond to the airport’s procurement request seeking a new rental car provider in the ground transportation center, according to Tracy Thompson, chief commercial officer for Austin-Bergstrom.
When the center opened in 2015, the rental car providers that signed contracts to operate in the facility agreed to allow a new company to join in the 11th year after it opened, Thompson said at an Aug. 12 meeting.
“We had a successful solicitation with the recommended awardee of Sixt Rent A Car to be added to the group of rental car companies who already serve this airport,” Thompson said. “They’re excited to join; we’re excited to have them.”
Sixt declined to comment.
The agreement is expected to generate about $440,000 in revenue annually for the airport on top of what it collects from existing rental car providers, according to council documents. Currently, Avis Budget Group, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Fox Rent-A-Car, and Hertz operate at the airport under a variety of brand names.
Sixt is a German company that has been aggressively expanding across North America in recent years. The company already operates at a number of U.S. airports including Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports in Houston, and San Antonio International Airport.