A couple years ago, Delta moved from its long-time home in Terminal 5 at LAX (along with a few gates in Terminal 6) for control of the combined Terminals 2 and 3. It could also use gates in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), where many of its international partners … Read the post
Category: LAX – Los Angeles
I’ve written about airline schedule cuts multiple times lately, and many of you asked for a deep dive looking at exactly how Los Angeles has fared. I’m going to get to that in a moment, but once I snuggled up with Diio by Cirium data last weekend, I couldn’t just … Read the post
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Dear Frequent Flyers: Please Stop Whining – One Mile at a Time
Some welcome levity on frequent flier program complainers from an unlikely source.
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If Everyone Hates Spirit Airlines, How Is It Making So Much Money? – Marker by Medium
Good read on Spirit. I keep waiting for the airline to do something playful with Trevor Noah the same way Arby’s did with Jon Stewart back in the day. Separately, … Read the post
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DOT proposes changes to extended tarmac delay regulation – ATW
Just when you thought the tarmac delay rule was set in stone… the FAA looks to make some changes. These are actually fairly positive overall, and the rule gives some more flexibility where it helps most.… Read the post
It’s been discussed for ages, but now the plans are real. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will (eventually) build a bunch more gates in Concourse 0 and Terminal 9. When done, this will eliminate all remote gates and allow for a more sensible organization at the airport between alliances while … Read the post
Southwest travelers who fly to, from, or through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been waiting for this day for years. The airline’s renovations in Terminal 1 are officially done later this week. The airline took me around on a tour a couple weeks ago not only to give me … Read the post
There was a big event in a hidden room in the bowels of Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) last week. American Airlines officially “broke ground” on a massive $1.6 billion project to redo both Terminals 4 and 5. This isn’t going to be a quick project — … Read the post
Los Angeles’ Massive Airport Makeover – Icons of Infrastructure
I stopped doing freelance writing a long time ago, but Icons of Infrastructure asked me if I’d take a crack of some of the projects being done at LAX, and I was happy to jump back in the game. This piece … Read the post
If you’re super rich and famous, you may have heard of the Private Suite at LAX. If you haven’t, well, then you clearly aren’t rich and/or famous enough. United has just entered into a partnership that will allow the airline to offer its passengers access to this private terminal. The … Read the post
Back in May, Suzanne Boda was named American’s Senior Vice President of Los Angeles. The creation of this role was a visible symbol that the airline wasn’t about to back down from its dogged pursuit of Southern California glory. On the eve of the launch of American’s newest Asia … Read the post
There are two big trends in airlines these days. The first is to start an ill-conceived subsidiary with an annoying single-word name and waste a bunch of time and money on it. The second is to grow in Los Angeles. At an employee meeting in LA, United President Scott Kirby … Read the post