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Flying out of LAX? New company lets you rent out your car while you're gone
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Nov 13, 2013
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Flying out of LAX? New company lets you rent out your car while you're gone
What if instead of paying to park your car at the airport, someone paid you to leave it there?
Even though they aren't old enough to rent a car themselves Kevin Petrovic, 19, (right) and Rujul Zaparde, 18, are trying to shake-up the $11 billion airport rental car market.
Even though they aren't old enough to rent a car themselves Kevin Petrovic, 19, (right) and Rujul Zaparde, 18, are trying to shake-up the $11 billion airport rental car market.
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What if instead of paying to park your car at the airport, someone paid you to leave it there?

What if instead of paying to park your car at the airport, someone paid you to leave it there?

That's the idea behind a new company called "Flightcar", that opens its third location at LAX today. The catch: while you're away, other people could be driving your car. KPCC's Ben Bergman explains.