LATEST ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE

           (L os Angeles, California – March 3, 2014) The latest issue of LAX ConnectionE-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/LAWANewsletters.aspx . The newsletter provides information to the public and the travel-tourism industry about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger services and air service developments.

            This issue features news on US Airways now located in Terminal 3; LA-landmark Engine Co. No. 28 restaurant opening in Terminal 8; Air France and KLM relocating to the new Tom Bradley International Terminal March 30; voting for LAX for Favorite Airport Approach 2014; Norwegian Air debuting service at LAX using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Scandinavia March 1; and Saudi Arabian Airlines (“Saudia”) launching service at LAX March 31.

About Los Angeles International Airport 

        LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, offering  680 daily flights to 96 domestic cities and 930 weekly nonstop flights to 59 cities in 30 countries on 63 commercial air carriers.  It ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed.  In 2013, LAX served nearly 66.6 million passengers, processed over 1.9 million tons of air cargo valued at over $86.9 billion, and handled 614,917 aircraft operations (landings and takeoffs).  An economic impact study in 2011 reported that operations at LAX generated 294,400 jobs in Los Angeles County with labor income of $13.6 billion and economic output of more than $39.7 billion.  This activity added $2.5 billion to local and state revenues.  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 .   

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