LATEST ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE

          (Los Angeles, California – June 7, 2012) The May issue of LAX 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 the passenger forecast for the summer travel season; Duty Free Shops unveiling Masters of Spirits exhibition featuring the most sought-after spirits; Air France inaugurating daily Airbus A380 service from LAX to Paris; Airberlin now offering nonstop service from LAX to Berlin; Great Lakes Airlines now offering a third daily flight from LAX to Merced, CA; and Virgin America beginning service from LAX to Portland International Airport.

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 58 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 $84.6 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.