LAX AWARDED BEST OVERALL PROGRAM FOR CONCESSIONS AND BEST PROGRAM DESIGN FOR 2016 BY AIRPORT REVENUE NEWS
(Los Angeles, CA – March 20, 2017)The vision to put the “L.A. back into LAX” and create a world-class gateway to the world - has once again been recognized for excellence.The continued revitalization of Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) overall dining, retail, duty-free shops, and passenger services was awarded by Airport Revenue News (ARN) with “Airport with The Best Overall Program” and “Best Program Design, Large Airport Division” for 2016 at the ARN Awards.
The Awards, which celebrate the achievements of dining, retail concessions, and passenger services among others at airports, are nominated and voted on by the airport concession industry.Members of LAX’s Commercial Development Group, were excited to accept the awards on behalf of all of the hard working men and women of LAX’s Commercial Development Group.
LAX was selected and awarded excellence for its world-class dining and retail program design and passenger services in the new Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and Terminals 2 and 6, part of the current $14 billion modernization effort airport-wide.
New TBIT features 55 dining and retail concepts, 18 local L.A. brands, and 18 new airport concepts, unavailable anywhere else in the world. Terminal 2 features a brand new design inspired by “L.A. in Motion” that captures the energy and on-the-go attitude of L.A., along with 16 new dining and retail brands, seven of which are Southern California native and six new airport concepts. Terminal 6 also features a bold new design inspired by the drive along L.A.’s iconic Sunset Boulevard, along with 21 new dining and retail destinations, 14 L.A. brands, and 13 airport firsts.
“We’re significantly raising the bar for what’s possible at an airport by providing guests a special experience that allows them to sample some of the very best L.A. has to offer - food and drink, shopping and modern amenities,” said LAWA CEO Deborah Flint. “To receive top honors from industry insiders is a tremendous accomplishment, and I’m incredibly proud of our team.”
ARN publishes monthly, focusing on revenue trends, strategies, noteworthy developments, opportunities, and legislative updates that impact the airport industry and other stakeholders.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world, second in the United States, and was named Skytrax’ 2017 Top 10 Most Improved Airports. LAX served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016. LAX offers 742 daily nonstop flights to 101 cities in the U.S. and 1,280 weekly nonstop flights to 77 cities in 42 countries on 64 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.2 million tons of air cargo valued at over $101.4 billion. LAX handled 697,138 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2016.
An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,610 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.
LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with 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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Los Angeles World Airports Commercial Development Group (from left two right: Denise Sample, Managing Director, Commercial Development Group; Georginnah Navarette, Concessions Director; David Arredondo, Tenant Construction & Implementation Manager; Dawn Hunter, Business Relationship Manager; Jaime Martin; Business Relationship Manager)
Los Angeles World Airports Concessions Director Georginnah Navarette with Airport Revenue News Award for best “Airport with The Best Overall Program” and “Best Program Design, Large Airport Division”.
