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"chobbsNOSPAM@socal.rr.com" <cph1776@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> [...] Quantas shifting some flights from LAX to SFO
>
> The move is just one example of a little-noticed shift in lucrative
> international air service away from crowded LAX to newer facilities in
> San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York. Since 2000, LAX has lost 12% of
> the seats on its weekly international departures, while other major
> U.S. gateways posted gains in service to foreign destinations.
>
> Economists blame the shift on LAX's cramped and outdated terminals and
> lawmakers' inability to agree on a plan to modernize the airport while
> other cities have built gleaming new concourses. And newer, more fuel-
> efficient aircraft give carriers more choices of cities to patronize.
>
> The trend is alarming local officials, who say San Francisco
> International Airport may soon eclipse LAX as the highly coveted
> premier gateway to the Pacific Rim. This could endanger the $4 billion
> a year that international visitors pump into the Southland's economy.

Anyone who has dealt with Customs & Immigration @ LAX knows that it is a
zoo, especially on Saturday flights arriving from Asia. SFO is actually a
lot quicker to deal with...