SECOND SET OF PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS FOR LAX MASTER PLAN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY SET FOR APRIL 19 AND 22

(Los Angeles, California – April 18, 2006) Two outreach meetings will be held Wednesday, April 19 and Saturday, April 22, 2006, for the public to participate in the LAX Master Plan Specific Plan Amendment Study. This is the second set of meetings of a community-based planning process for the modernization of Los Angeles International Airport.

Two meetings are scheduled for the public's convenience, but will cover the same topics, so attendance is not necessary at both meetings. This second set of meetings will focus on the public’s inputs on ways to address vehicular traffic and ground access issues.

The first meeting of this second set will be held on Wednesday, April 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The second meeting will be held on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Both meetings will be conducted at the Flight Path Learning Center, 6661 West Imperial Highway, Los Angeles. Free parking is available on site.

These meetings are part of the process toward implementing the recent settlement of lawsuits filed against the LAX Master Plan. The LAX Specific Plan Amendment Study was one of the conditions of the settlement that called for the creation of a prompt, community-based planning process to revisit and potentially replace controversial "yellow light" projects, such as the Manchester Square Ground Transportation Center, with alternative projects that increase airport efficiency and mitigate traffic, noise and pollution.

The study will consist of a series of public planning meetings over a six-month period followed by a formal environmental review process.

For more information about the outreach meetings, please contact Los Angeles World Airports at (800) 919-3766. The settlement agreement is available for viewing on the LAX Master Plan website: http://www.laxmasterplan.org/pdf/Final_Stipulated_Settlement1.pdf.