Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when everyone is traveling. That means airlines push their fleets hard in order to keep them in the air as much as possible. While summer stress means operational performance can fall off, sometimes it’s worse than it should be. I’ve been watching American’s … Read the post
Category: LAX – Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a market in high demand these days. Delta and American have been slugging it out while international carriers pour in as well. Pretty much everyone is growing, and that means the airport is coming under pressure to maintain its usually strong on-time performance. It’s been particularly bad … Read the post
I get a whole lot of pitches from PR folks, and very few of them catch my eye. But about a month ago, I received a note from an agency working with Corgan Associates, a national architecture firm. These guys acquired an “aging suit” to help them better understand … Read the post
On Approach: A Brand New LAX Is Coming – CBS Los Angeles
A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with the local CBS folks for a story they were putting together on the modernization of LAX. That ran Thursday night. The final cut is a very positive story … Read the post
One of the big issues at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the inability to make connections between terminals without having to leave security. This has been slowly changing, and now we have the biggest improvement yet. The post-security connector between American’s Terminal 4 and the Bradley International Terminal is … Read the post
If you’ve flown through LAX on Southwest in the last couple of years, you know what a nightmare it’s been. There’s a ton of construction which has snarled the roadway, closed many concessions, and taken away precious seating space. There is now finally some good news. Southwest took me behind … Read the post
When American first started to build up Los Angeles, before the merger with US Airways, I thought it was crazy. There was too much competition in the market, and it wasn’t worth fighting for. Once the new management team came in with the merger, I figured this nonsense would end. … Read the post
Late last week, Delta CEO Richard Anderson decided to let slip in his message to the troops that Delta had signed a letter of intent that would ultimate see the airline move to Terminals 2 and 3 at LAX. Though this appears to have caught just about everyone off-guard, and … Read the post
Holiday travelers may prefer road trip to airline flight – Tampa Bay Tribune
The holiday stories keep on coming. This time the Tampa paper was looking at whether people will walk away from flights and go to the car instead. I pointed out that for flights under 500 miles, if … Read the post
It’s that time of year where an avalanche of holiday tip articles come out. I was quoted in a couple of them.
What to Do When You’re Stuck in an Airport Over the Holidays – WendyPerrin.com
Wendy asked me for my favorite US airport to be stuck in. The answer, … Read the post
On March 14th of next year, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will begin flying to LAX for the first time in 20 years. While a new international route is generally not a huge deal at LAX, there is something special about an SAS return. There are few airlines that have such a … Read the post
Last week, Delta unveiled the final results of the renovation of its Terminal 5 at Los Angeles International Airport. Travelers will love the new ticket counter areas which allow you to check in and flow through toward security. And the new security area is much bigger and better-designed than the … Read the post