LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS 2010 PASSENGER LEVEL UP 4.5 PERCENT OVER 2009; AIR CARGO UP 15.8 PERCENT

(Los Angeles, California – January 25, 2011)  Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials reported today that total passenger volume for 2010 was up 4.5 percent with 59,069,409 passengers, compared with 56,520,843 total passengers in 2009.  There was a 4.1 percent growth in domestic passengers to 43,134,145 from 41,419,913 in 2009, and international traffic grew by 5.5 percent to 15,935,264 passengers from 15,100,930 in 2009.

Total air cargo tonnage also increased 15.8 percent to 1,926,825 from 1,663,988 in 2009.  Air mail tonnage rose 15.5 percent to 74,034 tons from 64,073 tons in 2009.  Freight increased 15.8 percent to 1,852,791 tons from 1,599,915 tons in 2009.

The number of aircraft operations (landings and takeoffs) increased 5.6 percent to 575,835 in 2010 from 544,833 in 2009.

 “LAX is experiencing increased passenger and cargo volumes due to continued improvement in the global economy, further assisted by added service on existing routes from several domestic and international airlines, as well as by new airlines to new destinations, including Alitalia to Rome and All Nippon Airways to Tokyo-Haneda,” said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports that owns and operates LAX.  “Our statistics show that upward movement in traffic continues to be the norm.”