LAX KICKS OFF SUMMER WITH FIRST-EVER CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS

Airport Staff to Showcase “LAX: The Forecast’s Bright!”

(Los Angeles, California – June 15, 2012)  To kick off summer, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will hold its first-ever Customer Appreciation Days themed “LAX: The Forecast’s Bright!” from Monday, June 18 through Friday, June 22, to thank its customers and celebrate the summer travel season.

LAX customers will encounter airport “frontline” staff – from customer service agents to parking lot attendants to USO and VIP volunteers -- sporting sunglasses and visors.  Airport staff and volunteers also will hand out event stickers and commemorative postcards.

Passengers can take pictures next to large backdrops of Los Angeles-themed postcards located at baggage claim and boarding gate areas of each terminal. Passengers will be encouraged to upload their photos onto the LAX Facebook page on www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport .

In addition, airlines and concessionaires will offer special discounts during the week, including:

Terminal 1

·                                             Southwest Airlines:  Discount vouchers toward roundtrip tickets

·                                             Camacho’s Café:  10% off $15 purchase or more

Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)

·                                             Camacho’s Cantina:  10% off $15 purchase or more

·                                             Sushi Boy:  one free large drink with purchase of a daily meal special

·                                             In Motion Entertainment:  20% off any tablet accessory with purchase of a tablet      

The celebration will include a summertime flash mob on TBIT’s Arrivals Level, next to Hudson News and the flower cart on Tuesday, June 19, at 11:50 a.m.   Flash mob performances will also be held on Wednesday, June 20, at all the other terminals in boarding gate areas (only ticketed passengers will have access to the boarding gate area performances).

LAX is ranked the sixth busiest airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States.  Airport officials expect more than 19.9 million passengers this summer travel season, four percent higher than last summer’s actual passenger level of more than 19.1 million.  Currently, LAX is undergoing a $4.1-billion LAneXt™ airport modernization program.  Up-to-date construction traffic alerts can be found athttp://www.la-next.com/ and at LAX’s social media sites atwww.Twitter.com/LAX_Officialand www.Facebook/com/LAInternationalAirport .

For more information or photos, please contact Gail Gaddi at (424) 646-7455.