LAX losing flights to SFO, other places

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3 total messages Started by chobbsNOSPAM Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:57

#173

Author: chobbsNOSPAM
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:57

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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Economists blame the shift on LAX's cramped and outdated terminals and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.

[...]
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax23feb23,0,3237581.story

Re: LAX losing flights to SFO, other places

#174

Author: ellis
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:03

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In article <Xns98E079807FA6Bthefrogprince@69.28.173.184>,
Larry in AZ  <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:

>Do we need to rebuild them every 20 or so years..?

Not unless we rebuild the 405 too.

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http://yosemitecampsites.com/

Re: LAX losing flights to SFO, other places

#172

Author: Tom Conner
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:47

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"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4tlut2d7hem5bbrkh016n9dgnrts3a1in6@4ax.com...
> Jim Davis writes:
>
> > How many airports do you see that are *not* in some sort of
> > construction phase.
>
> The countless small airports that are closing.
>

Basic economics.  Very poor return on a large use of land by an extremely
small percentage of the population.

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