LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVES SILVER AWARD FOR BEST U.S. AIRPORT BY EXECUTIVE TRAVEL MAGAZINE

(Los Angeles, California – June 23, 2010) Los AngelesInternationalAirport(LAX) has received a Silver Award for “Best U.S. Domestic Airport” by Executive Travel Magazine in its 2010 Leading Edge Awards, recognizing excellence in travel.

The eighth annual Leading Edge Awards are given to air travel, airports, and travel-related companies that provide high customer service, excellent value on products, or cutting-edge technology to business travelers.  Winners are chosen byExecutive Travel Magazine readers in 42 categories and receive gold, silver and bronze awards.  Readers average more than 38 airline trips and over 100 nights in a hotel annually, according to Executive Travel Editor-in-Chief Janet Libert.

Denver International Airport (DIA) and JohnF.KennedyInternationalAirportreceived the Gold and Bronze Awards, respectively.

            Last month, LAX ranked best among the nation’s busiest airports (with more than 40 million annual passengers) for on-time performance for flight arrivals and departures, according to U.S. Department of Transportation statistics.  LAX also is the number one Origin and Destination (O&D) airport in the U.S., according to aviation industry data source Airports:USA® DataMiner.   

            Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the third busiest airport in the U.S.and sixth in the world, offering more than 565 daily flights to 81 destinations in theU.S. and over 1,000 weekly nonstop flights to 65 international destinations on over 75 carriers.  LAX is part of a system of three Southern California airports – along with LA/Ontario International and Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), a department of the City of Los Angeles.