LAX WISHES PASSENGERS A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND ADVISES ALL TO PLAN AHEAD AS FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION CONTINUES

LAX WISHES PASSENGERS A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND ADVISES ALL TO PLAN AHEAD AS FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION CONTINUES

(Los Angeles, California – July 3, 2017) – On the heels of a busy weekend, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials are forecasting that nearly half a million passengers will pass through the airport between today and Tuesday, July 4, 2017.

For the five-day holiday weekend period that began Friday, June 30, the forecast of 1,242,000 passengers is 0.89percenthigherthanlast year’sactual passengertotal of1,231,000for acomparablefive-dayperiod.

Passengers and motorists should plan ahead and be prepared for crowded terminals and traffic congestion on the roadways in and around LAX. Airport officials recommend departing passengers arrive in their airline terminals at least two hours prior to boarding time for domestic flights and at least three hours before boarding time for international flights.

“From our more than 3,000 employees at Los Angeles World Airports, we wish you a happy Independence Day,” said LAWA Deputy Executive Director/Chief of External Affairs Trevor Daley.  “It has been a busy weekend at LAX, and we anticipate it will remain that way over the next few days.  If your travels include a stop at LAX, a little preparation can help smooth the way.”

            For real-time LAX traffic conditions, information on the status and locations of airport construction, “insider” traffic tips, and videos showing short-cuts, visit www.LAXisHappening.com. Motorists and travelers also can receive real-time status of airport conditions by accessing the @FlyLAXairport and @LAAirportPD Twitter feeds.

            To reduce traffic congestion on Central Terminal Area roadways, passengers are encouraged to take shared-ride public transportation to/from LAX, including: Metro Rail Green Line; taxis; door-to-door shuttle vans; and long-distance and municipal buses. FlyAway® buses provide service to and from Hollywood, Long Beach, Metro Orange Line (San Fernando Valley) Union Station, Van Nuys, and Westwood/UCLA.

            Rather than circling the Central Terminal Area until arriving passengers reach terminal curbside for pick up, motorists can park and wait up to two hours free at the LAX Cell Phone Waiting Lot at 96^th Street and Vicksburg (adjacent to the entrance of LAX Parking Lot C).

            Los Angeles Airport Police has enhanced deployment of uniformed officers in and around LAX and Van Nuys airports.  Officers will be highly visible on foot, motorcycles, and bicycles; in patrol vehicles; and managing traffic.  The security and safety of passengers, visitors, and employees are the highest priorities of the entire LAX community.  The traveling public is encouraged to report all suspicious activity to Airport Police at 310-646-4268 or at 877-A-THREAT/877-284-7328. If you “See Something, Say Something. Security is Everybody's Business.”

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.

For more information about LAX, please visit www.lawa.aero/lax or follow on Twitter

@flyLAXAirport , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport , and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1 .  Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during construction, are available at www.LAXisHappening.com .  

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