Here’s the deal: Enterprise doesn’t have a desk right inside the terminal. Gasp, right? But before you panic, they run a free 24/7 shuttle bus from the terminals to their rental centre. It takes about five minutes. Five minutes to escape the chaos of the airport and breathe air that doesn’t smell of duty-free perfume.
When I stepped off the shuttle, the staff were actually…cheerful. At 11 p.m. After a shift that must have been longer than my patience with Ryanair’s boarding process. They handed me the keys with a grin, no upsell drama about insurance I didn’t need. That alone deserves a standing ovation.