JUNE ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE

(Los Angeles, California – June 28, 2012) The June issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online at https://www.lawa.org/en/lawa-employee-portal/news/newsletter/airport-environmental-connection. The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and new air service. This month’s issue features news on a 17-year contract awarded to Westfield Concession Management, LLC, to develop and manage Terminals 1, 3 and 6; United Airlines bringing back winter service to Steamboat, CO; American Airlines now offering daily nonstop service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA); and Virgin America beginning service to Portland International Airport (PDX). About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, offering more than 600 daily flights to 91 domestic cities and more than 1,000 weekly nonstop flights to 56 cities in 32 countries on nearly 75 air carriers. It ranks 13th in the world in air cargo tonnage processed. In 2011, LAX served more than 61 million passengers, processed over 1.8 million tons of air cargo valued at nearly $80 billion, and handled 603,912 aircraft operations (landings and takeoffs). 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, 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 us on Twitter @LAX_Official, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1.