LAX PREPARES FOR FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND TRAVEL
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials are forecasting more than 823,500 travelers to pass through the airport during the Fourth of July holiday weekend that begins Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6. This is six percent higher than last year’s actual passenger total of 776,899 for a comparable four-day period, and is consistent with earlier predictions by officials that LAX will experience a record-breaking summer travel season.
Passengers should expect busy terminals and flights as airlines report load factors of 95 percent or higher on most domestic flights, especially those of less than two hours duration.
Airport officials emphasize that passengers should obey a ban on bringing fireworks of any kind on board an aircraft -- either in checked luggage or as carry-on items. Because fireworks are fire or explosive hazards, these items could cause flight delays while authorities search through checked luggage and personal belongings. For a comprehensive list of items that are permitted and prohibited in carry-on or checked luggage, visit www.tsa.gov.
The public is reminded that LAX’s multi-billion-dollar modernization program is still on-going, and travelers should allow extra time to ensure they arrive at their terminals in a timely manner. Motorists and pedestrians should expect to encounter delays and traffic congestion due to traffic-lane and sidewalk restrictions resulting from construction work on roadways, parking structures, and sidewalks.
To reduce traffic congestion on Central Terminal Area roadways, passengers are encouraged to take shared-ride public transportation to/from LAX, including: FlyAway® nonstop buses from Van Nuys, Union Station, Expo/La Brea, and Westwood; Metro Rail Green Line; taxis; door-to-door shuttle vans; and long-distance and municipal buses.
Rather than circling the Central Terminal Area until arriving passengers reach terminal curbside for pick up, motorists can park and wait up to two hours free at the LAX Cell Phone Waiting Lot at 96th Street and Vicksburg (adjacent to the entrance of LAX Parking Lot C).
Los Angeles Airport Police has enhanced deployment of uniformed officers in and around LAX, LA/Ontario International, and Van Nuys airports. Officers will be highly visible on foot, motorcycles, and bicycles; in patrol vehicles; and managing traffic. The security and safety of passengers, visitors, and employees are the highest priorities of the entire LAX community. The traveling public is encouraged to report all suspicious activity to Airport Police at 310-646-4268 or at 877-A-THREAT/877-284-7328. If you “See Something, Say Something. Security is Everybody's Business.”
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
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 64 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.
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