Busy Airport Summer Travel Season Ends With Labor Day Weekend
Posted on: Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 18:00 CDT
Los Angeles International Airport's (LAX) busy summer travel season concludes with the four-day Labor Day weekend. An estimated 825,000 travelers are expected to depart and arrive on flights at LAX from Friday, August 29 through Monday, Sept. 1, approximately the same number as Labor Day weekend last year.
LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is expecting to serve approximately 79,000 travelers over the four-day holiday weekend, five percent less than last year.
In the first seven months of calendar year 2008, LAX passenger traffic totaled 36,020,612, a decrease of 1.3 percent from last year. Traffic is down five percent at ONT for the first seven months of the year, declining from 4,150,687 in 2007 to 3,940,024 in 2008. Declines at both airports are due to reductions in domestic travel.
Antelope Valley and Northern Los Angeles County travelers have a choice of airports with service also available at LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD). United Express flies twice daily from PMD to United Airlines' San Francisco hub, permitting onward connections to many cities.
With airlines forecasting passenger load factors above 90 percent, travelers should allow enough time before their flights for parking, airline check-in, and passenger and checked-luggage security screening. The current guidance for LAX and ONT is to arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international flights.
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) officials suggest passengers observe several other travel tips during the last holiday of the summer:
-- Reduce traffic congestion and enjoy the ride by taking alternative transportation to LAX. The LAX FlyAway's service locations from Van Nuys, Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and Westwood are convenient for many travelers. The fare is $4 each way. -- Wait for incoming travelers at the free LAX Cell Phone Waiting Lot, located at 9011 Airport Blvd. Parking is free to drivers waiting in their cars, who then can go right to the terminal curbside to pickup a passenger who has called them by cell phone. -- Safety and security are paramount at LAX, LA/Ontario and LA/Palmdale. Passengers should always watch their baggage and belongings anywhere in the airport, especially in airline gate boarding areas and during passenger screening. -- With weather having the possibility of causing flight delays in other cities, passengers should contact their airline if there is the potential for storms to cancel or delay their airline flights. Passengers also can check the airport in their destination cities by visiting the Federal Aviation Administration website www.faa.gov for real-time airport status information. -- Additional information about LAX, LA/Ontario and LA/Palmdale is available at LAWA's website www.lawa.org
CONTACT: Thomas Winfrey (310) 646-5260
SOURCE: Los Angeles World Airports
Source: MARKET WIRE
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