By Art Marroquin Los Angeles International Airport has climbed from the bottom of the barrel to being considered an "average" facility, according to a J.D. Power and Associates airport satisfaction study released Tuesday.

By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal May 21--Flying can really bite these days. Airlines fly fewer runs, planes swell with some of their highest passenger counts ever and tickets cost more.

By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas May 21--Consumer satisfaction with Dallas/Fort Worth Airport lost altitude over the past year, according to a new survey, as bad weather and packed airplanes meant frustrating delays for travelers.

By Terry Maxon, The Dallas Morning News May 21--Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport made a big deal of it last year when J.D. Power and Associates named it the best large airport in North America. That was last year.

By Ina Paiva Cordle, The Miami Herald May 22--Passengers gave South Florida airports slightly lower grades this year, as both Miami International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood slipped in the rankings in J.D. Power and Associates' 2007 North America Airport Satisfaction Study released Tuesday.