US AIRWAYS RELOCATES OPERATIONS FROM TERMINAL 1 TO TERMINAL 3 AT LAX EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 12, 2014
(Los Angeles, CA - February 11, 2014) Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 12, US Airways, a subsidiary of American Airlines Group, will operate out of Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Terminal 3. The airline will end operations at Terminal 1 tonight, Feb. 11 following late night arriving and departing flights. The US Airways Club in Terminal 1 will also cease operations.
All US Airways ticketing and check-in, aircraft gates, baggage services, and customer service will begin operations in Terminal 3 with the airline’s first flights from LAX the morning of Feb. 12. The US Airways ticket counter will be located on the east end of Terminal 3 and the baggage service office will be located on the east side of the Lower/Arrivals Level. US Airways Club members may use the American Airlines Admirals Club located in Terminal 4.
American Airlines will continue to operate from Terminal 4 at LAX. Customers traveling on American Airlines and US Airways should continue to check in for flights and conduct business with the airline operating their flight.
American Airlines and US Airways passengers can now access both the US Airways and American Airlines terminals without leaving security via new shuttle service with stops at Gate 39 in Terminal 3 and at Gate 44 in Terminal 4. LAX has also placed signage on surrounding terminals and walkways notifying passengers of US Airways’ relocation.
American Airlines and US Airways provide 175 daily departures to 54 destinations in seven countries/territories from their combined hub at Los Angeles International Airport. The company has nearly 5,000 employees in the Los Angeles area.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, based on 2012 worldwide rankings (the latest available). LAX offers 680 daily flights to 96 cities and 930 weekly nonstop flights to 59 cities in 30 countries on 63 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with over 1.9 million tons of air cargo valued at over $86.9 billion. An economic 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.
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About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines and US Airways. Together with American Eagle and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to earn and redeem miles for travel and everyday purchases as well as flight upgrades, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and other retail products. American is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose members and members-elect serve 981 destinations with 14,244 daily flights to 151 countries.
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