LATEST ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE

           (L os Angeles, California – August 11, 2017) The latest issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and air service developments.

           This issue features news on new dining and retail coming soon to Terminal 3 ; Star Alliance Los Angeles Lounge Voted Best Alliance Lounge ; LAX ranking in top 10 U.S. airports for fastest WIFI ; United Airlines beginning service from LAX–Singapore ; Allegiant Airlines starting service from LAX to Ogden, Utah, October 5 ; SkyWest Airlines beginning roundtrip service from St. George, Utah to LAX October 6 ; ANA increasing flights from Tokyo to three daily October 29; JetBlue adding new Mint flights between LAX–New York ; and Hawaiian Airlines expanding nonstop service to Kona, Hawaii March 11, 2018.

About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

           LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world, second in the United States, and was named Skytrax’ 2017 Top 10 Most Improved Airports.  LAX served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016.  LAX offers 737 daily nonstop flights to 100 cities in the U.S. and 1,386 weekly nonstop flights to 88 cities in 44 countries on 73 commercial air carriers.  LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.2 million tons of air cargo valued at over $101.4 billion.  LAX handled 697,138 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2016. 

An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,600 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues.  The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.

            LAX is also the second most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram according to wego.com. LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.

          As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities.  Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.