Category: Los Angeles International Airport

Severe Weather Leads to Flight Cancellations, Delays at LAX

LOS ANGELES—Air travelers across the country, including Southern California, were met by extensive flight delays and cancellations June 27 due to severe weather, tornadoes, and heat waves. By late morning Tuesday, there were 160 delays of flights either in or out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), along with 30 cancellations, according to the flight-tracking…


2 LA City Councilors Among Those Arrested at Hospitality Worker Protest

LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles city councilors were among about 200 people arrested at a large union rally in support of hospitality workers that forced the closure of a major artery in and out of Los Angeles International Airport, officials confirmed June 23. The rally by members of UNITE HERE Local 11 began around 3 p.m….


2 LA Council Members Among Those Arrested at Hospitality Worker Protest

LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles City Council members were among about 200 people arrested at a large union rally in support of hospitality workers that forced the closure of a major artery in and out of Los Angeles International Airport, officials confirmed on June 23. The rally by members of UNITE HERE Local 11 began around…


Pack Some Patience: Memorial Day Travel Crunch Begins

LOS ANGELES—The official Memorial Day holiday travel period begins May 26 in what’s expected to be one of the busiest crunches since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In anticipation of all those people on the move, Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday opened a second cell phone waiting lot, hoping to encourage more people to wait…


Threat Directed at JetBlue Airliner Prompts Search of Plane at LAX

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…


Southern California Travelers Affected by Nationwide Southwest Airlines Delay

LOS ANGELES—Another bout with technology issues led to delays of hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights April 18 in Southern California and across the country, exacerbating public-perception issues for an airline still recovering from a holiday season computer meltdown that crippled the carrier. Dozens of flights were listed as delayed at Los Angeles International, Hollywood Burbank,…


Passenger at LAX Detained For Allegedly Triggering Emergency Slide

LOS ANGELES—A passenger aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Seattle was detained Saturday for allegedly opening an emergency exit door aboard the plane and causing the emergency slide to be activated. The action happened at approximately 10 a.m. Saturday, as the airplane pushed away from the gate. Los Angeles Airport…


Record Spring Break Travel Expected at LAX

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport is expecting one of the busiest spring break travel periods since 2019. LAX anticipates more than 12 million passengers to go through the airport between March and April. An average of 195,000 passengers are expected per day in March, 82 percent of the passenger volume of March 2019. An average…


4 Injured in Jet, Shuttle Collision at LAX

LOS ANGELES—A jet being towed from a gate at Los Angeles International Airport struck a shuttle bus, injuring four people. Two shuttle passengers, the bus driver, and the tug driver of the jet were hospitalized Feb. 10 in stable to moderate conditions, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. A worker on…


Glendale Firefighter Treats Unconscious 76-Year-Old Woman on Flight

A Glendale Fire Department battalion chief was a hero on flight to Los Angeles International Airport, providing medical aid to an unconscious 76-year-old woman. Todd Tucker was aboard United Airlines Flight 1789 from Tampa, Florida Sunday, where he and Glendale Police Department Sgt. Sharon Kim had attended an emergency medical services conference. Two hours into…