LATEST ISSUE OF LAX CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
(L os Angeles, California – October 1, 2014) The latest issue of LAX Connection E-newsletter is now available online athttp://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 Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks now available in the new Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and Terminal 5, Delta Airlines; Southwest Airlines remodeling Terminal 1; LAX FlyAway ® bus service launching new location in Hollywood; US Airways replacing American Airlines on LAX-Raleigh service November 6; Qantas announcing LAX winter service adjustments; Japan Airlines adding daily service to Osaka, Japan March 20, 2015; Air New Zealand ramping up summer flight schedule to Los Angeles; Norwegian Air increasing spring 2015 flight operations; and Delta Airlines planning LAX-San Antonio service start April 7.
About Los Angeles International Airport
LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, serving nearly 66.7 million passengers in 2013. LAX offers 692 daily nonstop flights to 85 cities in the U.S. and 928 weekly nonstop flights to 67 cities in 34 countries on 62 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 $91.6 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.
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.
