b'PASSENGER TRANSPORT CVG 105The new rental car and ground transportation center has a 9.2-acre footprint and includes more than 2,700 indoor parking spaces. her other takeaways: Always engage your Operations departments early in the design process. Tapping into the knowledge and expertise of those who are working on the ground every day can lead to new ideas and suggestions, many of which can improve your design. This early engagement also helps with the inevitable change management that comes with opening anew facility.In the end, its the result of a project teams collaboration, focus and flexibility that really counts. And stakeholders are sanguine about what was achieved at CVG. As Blum puts it, The best airport rental car facilities are those where the stakeholders stay focused on achieving a win-win solution. Happy rental car customers are happy airport customers, and vice versa.Future Plans Executives at CVG are not blinking as they look forward. In fact, they are eyeing several more projects intended to bring the airport briskly into the future and help foster new opportunities. McGraw cites several examples, including additional cargo developments, terminal improvements for enhanced customer service, and investments in behind-the-scenes systems to improve operational and energy efficiencies.The new consolidated rental car and ground transportation center, which opened in October 2021, is a testament to the proactive approach that airport leadership takes. McGraw expects the new facility to elevate the overall CVG experience for years to come. AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2022'