Eagle County airport adds new ride-share service
Turo uses individuals' private vehicles for people to rent
Chris Dillmann/cdillmann@vaildaily.com
People using the Eagle County Regional Airport will have another transportation option next ski season.
The Eagle County Board of Commissioners this week approved a contract with Turo, a ride-sharing service in which owners rent out their vehicles to clients. The agreement calls for Turo owners to pay 6% of their gross income to the airport.
Here’s how you can get a ride to and from the Eagle County Regional Airport:
- Ride-sharing services including Uber and Lyft. Turo will be available next winter.
- Traditional rental-car firms
- Van services
- Taxi service
- ECO Transit
Eagle County Aviation Director David Reid in an email wrote that Turo will be required to self-report its operations at the airport. The same requirement is imposed on Lyft and Uber.
Those ride-sharing services tried for several years to provide service to the airport, but an agreement wasn’t in place until the 2021-22 winter flight season.
Reid wrote that before the agreement with those services, drivers were prevented from picking up passengers but could drop off riders.
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While Uber and Lyft feature drivers using their own cars, Turo offers clients a chance to rent cars including standard vehicles, four-wheel-drive, luxury and classic cars. With the exception of classic and speciality vehicles, renters’ cars must be less than 12 years old and with fewer than 130,000 miles on the odometer.
