–TRAFFIC ADVISORY–
POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULED FOR RIDESHARE AREA “A” MAY SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC AT LAX’S CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, NOON TO 2 PM
(Los Angeles, CA – August 22, 2017) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has learned of a demonstration scheduled to occur between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Central Terminal Area (CTA) of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The demonstration is expected to occur in the vicinity of Rideshare Pick-Up & Drop-Off Area “A” on the Upper/Departures Level, located between Terminals 1 and 2.
LAWA encourages passengers traveling through LAX to give themselves extra time to get to and around the terminal area, in case of delay. LAWA also recommends that passengers being picked-up or dropped-off do so at the Lower/Arrivals level.
In general, during the morning and early afternoon hours, traffic on the Lower/Arrivals level often moves faster than the Upper/Departures level, and dropping off passengers at the Lower/Arrivals level can make a trip to LAX quicker and more convenient. Following drop-off at the Lower/Arrivals level, guests can simply take an escalator or elevator to the Upper/Departures level of their terminal.
As always, LAX encourages passengers to arrive at their terminal two hours before their boarding time for domestic flights and three hours before boarding times for international departures. This is to ensure that guests have plenty of time check-in, go through security, and arrive at their gate.
Passengers can follow @flyLAXAirport on Twitter for traffic updates. Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during construction
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 737 daily nonstop flights to 100 cities in the U.S. and 1,386 weekly nonstop flights to 88 cities in 44 countries on 73 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 620,600 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 also the second most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram according to wego.com. 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.
For more information about LAX, please visit www.lawa.aero/lax or follow on Twitter @flyLAXAirport , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport , and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1 . Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during construction, are available
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