Category: LAX Airport

Threat Directed at JetBlue Airliner Prompts Search of Plane at LAX

May 4, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A JetBlue airliner that landed at Los Angeles International Airport after a flight from Las Vegas was evacuated and searched by a bomb squad May 4 due to a threat allegedly made by a passenger who missed the flight. The JetBlue plane was taken to the far western end of the LAX tarmac after…

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Winter Storm Delays, Cancels Holiday Flights at LAX

December 23, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Some Holiday travelers can expect some unwanted gifts as flight cancellations and delays greet them at Los Angeles International Airport Dec. 23. A freezing winter storm moving across the country is creating a travel nightmare before Christmas on one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. There were 85 flight cancellations and…

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Pro-Russian Hackers Target LAX Websites in Nationwide Cyberattack

October 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport and other airports in the United States were the targets of pro-Russia hackers who attacked their websites, but had no impact on flight operations, media outlets are reporting Oct. 11. Killnet is claiming credit for the cyberattacks that included LAX, Chicago O’Hare, and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta on Oct. 10….

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Man Rescued From Fuel Tank at LAX

September 14, 2022
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A 30-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday when he fell into a fuel tank at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It was around 12:30 a.m. when Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded to a 911 call from FedEx employees at the airport where a colleague of theirs had fallen into the confines of a fuel tank….

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2 People Detained at Los Angeles Airport After Reports of Armed Individual: Officials

October 29, 2021
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Two people were detained at the Los Angeles International Airport after airport officers responded to reports of an individual with a firearm on Thursday evening. In a statement, LAX said a security incident was reported at about 7:30 p.m., which prompted the self-evacuation of some 300 passengers from Terminal 1 onto the airfield. Flights were…

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