LAX AND ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL POST HIGHER PASSENGER VOLUMES FOR 2005

(Los Angeles, California -- January 31, 2006) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) today announced record international passenger volume at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for 2005, while Ontario International Airport (ONT) set its own record for total passengers.

Year-end statistics released by LAWA show LAX airlines served 17,486,263 international passengers in 2005, eclipsing the previous high of 17,415,749 in 2000. International passenger volume was up 6.1 percent in 2005 compared with 2004.

Total passenger volume at LAX in 2005 was 61,489,398, up 1.3 percent from 2004. The record year for total passenger traffic at LAX was 2000, when the airport served 67.3 million travelers.

Air freight handled at LAX in 2005 was 2,048,817 tons, surpassing the previous record of 2,022,911 tons set in 2004. Total air cargo (mail and freight) processed at LAX during 2005 was 2,137,188 tons, up 1 percent from 2004.

ONT passenger traffic increased 4 percent to 7,213,528 passengers from 6,935,713 in 2004. It was the second consecutive record year, with both domestic and international travelers contributing to the higher tally.

ONT air cargo tonnage for 2005 totaled 575,369 tons, a decline of 4.93 percent over 2004.

LAWA is a City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates LAX, ONT and two other Southern California airports – Palmdale Regional and Van Nuys.

Statistical tables are available on LAWA’s Internet website at www.lawa.org under each airport’s statistics section.