LAX holiday travelers peaking this weekend, though not back to 2019 levels
2 years ago

LAX holiday travelers peaking this weekend, though not back to 2019 levels

LA Times  

From now until Jan. 3, Los Angeles International Airport is expected to handle an average of about 200,000 arriving and departing passengers daily, officials said. A prolonged holiday rush season is expected to hit a peak Sunday, with an estimated 214,000 travelers passing through Los Angeles International Airport. That’s one of the busier days in a period from Dec. 16 to Jan. 3 in which the airport is expected to handle an average of about 200,000 arriving and departing passengers daily. “The horseshoe will be busy.” Airport officials recommended that drivers check the @FlyLAXStats Twitter feed to get regular updates on traffic loads on LAX’s upper and lower roads.

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3.2 million passengers expected at LAX this holiday season; still less than pre-pandemic
3 weeks, 2 days ago

3.2 million passengers expected at LAX this holiday season; still less than pre-pandemic

LA Times  

As holiday travel picked up, tearful hugs goodbye, welcome parties and kids buzzing with excitement were in full view at one of the world’s busiest airports. “Now that my parents are getting older, I think we’re going to take the line more frequently,” Lai, 32, said about her plans to head towards Cerritos, especially in anticipation of the launch of …

Massive holiday travel surge in US: See why 2024 is breaking all previous records
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Massive holiday travel surge in US: See why 2024 is breaking all previous records

Live Mint  

The American Automobile Association forecasts a record-breaking 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more during the year-end holiday period, spanning from Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, January 1 in the United States. Air travel hits new high AAA predicts air travel will reach a historic peak this holiday season, with 7.85 million passengers expected to fly. Other modes …

Thanksgiving rebound traffic expected to keep things busy at LAX and on Southern California highways
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thanksgiving rebound traffic expected to keep things busy at LAX and on Southern California highways

LA Times  

There will be the usual holiday rebound traffic but the worst is over, travel experts said, as Thanksgiving Day’s long-distance commuters began their journeys home this weekend. The Automobile Club of Southern California projected 6.58 million Southern California residents to be on the road, or in the air, over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, a travel window that extends into Monday …

Ontario International Airport Reports Busiest September in History
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ontario International Airport Reports Busiest September in History

LA Times  

SoCal gateway welcomed 5.2 million air travelers in first nine months of 2024 Ontario International Airport welcomed more than 600,000 travelers last month, the busiest September in its history, officials have announced. What sets us apart is that ONT is an international gateway without the limitations many other Southern California airports face – no flight caps, no curfews, no constraints. …

LAX shifts focus from terminal expansion to infrastructure updates as passenger forecasts drop
4 months, 1 week ago

LAX shifts focus from terminal expansion to infrastructure updates as passenger forecasts drop

LA Times  

Plans to improve Los Angeles International Airport will shift from a focus on terminal expansion projects to modernizing outdated infrastructure as passenger forecasts for 2028 have dropped below previous estimates, airport officials said Thursday. We now expect slightly more than 90 million,” Los Angeles World Airports Chief Executive John Ackerman said. Christensen also addressed design plans to reconfigure access to …

LAX People Mover could have completion date — and $400 million in added costs
6 months ago

LAX People Mover could have completion date — and $400 million in added costs

LA Times  

Workers, framed by the Theme Building, walk on the platform of what will be the the LAX Automated People Mover at Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport. A long-awaited Automated People Mover train at Los Angeles International Airport could finally have a set deadline for completion — with the final price tag expected to include around half a billion …

TSA screened more than half a million people at LAX during Fourth of July week
6 months, 1 week ago

TSA screened more than half a million people at LAX during Fourth of July week

LA Times  

A large number of travelers make their way through Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, with a record amount of passengers passing through the airport on July 7, 2024, wrapping up a busy July 4th holiday. Nearly 670,000 people flew out of LAX from July 2 to July 7, with Sunday being the busiest day of the extended holiday weekend, …

Summer airline travelers expect to face a Fourth of July holiday crush. LAX among the busiest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Summer airline travelers expect to face a Fourth of July holiday crush. LAX among the busiest

LA Times  

Southern California airports, including Ontario International, shown here in 2019, are expecting a surge in travelers starting July 4. Los Angeles International Airport and other area airports are preparing for a crush of airline passengers, with Friday kicking off the busy Fourth of July travel season. The Transportation Security Administration said it anticipated screening more than 28 million passengers nationwide …

Get ready, fliers: Memorial Day weekend will kick off a humming summer at LAX
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Get ready, fliers: Memorial Day weekend will kick off a humming summer at LAX

LA Times  

Los Angeles International Airport is preparing for a busy Memorial Day weekend, marking the start of what promises to be a hectic summer travel season for fliers, officials said. “With school breaks, relaxed workdays and a strong demand for travel to and from Los Angeles, we expect a busy summer,” interim Chief Operations and Maintenance Officer Doug Webster said in …

LAX’s already-miserable traffic is expected to get a lot worse this week. Here’s what to know
9 months, 1 week ago

LAX’s already-miserable traffic is expected to get a lot worse this week. Here’s what to know

LA Times  

When LAX warns of construction delays, fliers have learned the hard way that they’d better heed the warning. The 24-hour closures began Monday at 7 a.m. and are set to continue through Friday at 7 p.m., LAX officials said on X. Impacts As predicted, traffic was dragging — at least on the upper level — Monday morning. Around 8 a.m., …

Holiday crowds at airports and on highways are expected to be even bigger than last year
1 year, 1 month ago

Holiday crowds at airports and on highways are expected to be even bigger than last year

Associated Press  

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. Auto club AAA forecast Monday that 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from home during the 10 days between Dec. 23 and New Year’s Day. “People are willing to adjust their …

1 day, 3 million U.S. fliers: Holiday record is broken, with more jam-packed travel ahead
1 year, 1 month ago

1 day, 3 million U.S. fliers: Holiday record is broken, with more jam-packed travel ahead

LA Times  

Holiday travelers make their way at Terminal 7 at LAX in time for the Thanksgiving weekend Tuesday. Nearly 3 million people boarded flights in the U.S. on Sunday as American air travel continued to surge at a record pace, surpassing pre-pandemic numbers, according to Transportation Security Administration statistics. Airlines for America, a trade group for all major U.S. air carriers, …

Passengers pack into LAX ahead of Thanksgiving; sunny skies, warm temperatures forecast
1 year, 1 month ago

Passengers pack into LAX ahead of Thanksgiving; sunny skies, warm temperatures forecast

LA Times  

Passengers make their way through Southwest Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this year. A crush of passengers descended upon Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday in what officials anticipate will be the busiest travel day of the holiday week — just a few days ahead of Thanksgiving. An additional 228,000 passengers are expected next Sunday — the …

Airlines are already strained, and LAX expects its busiest days in years for Fourth of July
1 year, 6 months ago

Airlines are already strained, and LAX expects its busiest days in years for Fourth of July

LA Times  

Memorial Day travelers line up at Los Angeles International Airport this year. “It’s going to be a real test,” said William McGee, a senior fellow focused on aviation for the American Economic Liberties Project. “We don’t want to see that repeated this summer, but already there are challenges.” Beginning Thursday through July 10, Los Angeles International Airport is expecting some …

LAX bracing for 11 busy days around Thanksgiving holiday
2 years, 1 month ago

LAX bracing for 11 busy days around Thanksgiving holiday

LA Times  

Travelers navigate Delta’s Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. Officials at LAX — the nation’s second-busiest airport — are preparing for the heaviest Thanksgiving traffic since before the COVID-19 pandemic, with about 200,000 passengers expected daily from Friday through the following 10 days. “We are asking travelers to do their part to create a stress-free experience by …

LAX sees 1 million monthly international travelers for first time since pandemic’s start
2 years, 8 months ago

LAX sees 1 million monthly international travelers for first time since pandemic’s start

LA Times  

The number of international passengers flying through LAX last month was up 206% from a year earlier, according to Los Angeles World Airports. Los Angeles International Airport saw more than 1 million international passengers in March, the first time its monthly tally has hit that mark since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, airport officials said Thursday. “We saw …

Will Delta’s new $1.9-billion terminal make flying out of LAX easier?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will Delta’s new $1.9-billion terminal make flying out of LAX easier?

LA Times  

Delta Air Lines passengers flying through notoriously congested Los Angeles International Airport will soon enjoy about double the amount of terminal space and nine additional passenger gates under a $1.9-billion terminal renovation project that is more than a year ahead of schedule. Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian at the unveiling of the carrier’s new $1.9-billion Terminal 3 at …

Fake passengers wanted: LAX needs 500 people to test out new airport terminal
4 years, 11 months ago

Fake passengers wanted: LAX needs 500 people to test out new airport terminal

LA Times  

Feel like going to LAX and acting like an out-of-control passenger or a parent with kids in meltdown mode? “We are going to write scenarios to check the processes that happen on a given day,” says L.A. World Airports strategic adviser Robert L. Gilbert. concourse, some will be in wheelchairs, some will be young people racing for the gate, some …

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