FLYAWAY® BUS SERVICE FARE INCREASE SET FOR THREE LOCATIONS

FLYAWAY® BUS SERVICE FARE INCREASE SET FOR THREE LOCATIONS

         Riders using FlyAway® buses for travel to and from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are reminded that one-way fares from downtown Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley will increase to $9 on January 1, 2016.  The one-dollar fare increase applies only to the FlyAway ® service at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, the bus terminal in Van Nuys, and the recently established Metro Orange Line Bus Stop in the Lake Balboa area of the San Fernando Valley.

These fare adjustments are expected to help reduce ongoing deficits for the network of FlyAway ® buses to and from LAX.  Based on the proposed fare increase and assuming no material reduction in ridership, the projected annual operating deficit for the FlyAway ® network would be reduced by $1.3 million.

Public notification about the fare increase has been ongoing since the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners approved the increase in May 2015.

FlyAway® service is offered on a daily, regularly scheduled, round-trip basis between LAX and the following locations:

• Hollywood (northeast corner of Selma and Argyle avenues, one block south of Hollywood Boulevard)
• Metro Orange Line Bus Stop (near the Orange Line Woodley Station in the Lake Balboa area of the San Fernando Valley)
• Santa Monica (west side of 2nd Street, north of Colorado Avenue)Union Station (Downtown Los Angeles)
• Van Nuys (FlyAway ® bus terminal at 7610 Woodley Avenue in the San Fernando Valley)Westwood/UCLA (11075 Kinross Avenue, one block west of Gayley Avenue)

The FlyAway® service accepts American Express, MasterCard and Visa debit or credit cards for ticket purchases.  Cash is not accepted on any route. Two children age five and under may ride free with each paying adult.

For additional information on FlyAway® bus service, please visit www.LAXFlyAway.org .