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Westfield unveils for new dining destinations coming to LAX Terminal 1 overhaul -- Four new dining destinations will bolster the new customerexperience Westfield is bringing to Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport, part of a $508 million overhaul spearheaded by Southwest Airlines in partnership with Los Angeles World Airports. Managed by Areas USA, the new venues include Reilly's Irish Pub of West Hollywood, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, California Pizza Kitchen, and Deli & Co. LAWA News Release
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SAS is returning to Los Angeles, a city with which it has surprisingly deep ties -- 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 unique connection to Los Angeles as does SAS. Brett Synder/The Cranky Flier
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Man with dementia who went missing from Ontario airport found -- After going missing from LA/Ontario International Airport late Saturday night, an Ohio man with dementia was found safe after he returned to the airport Tuesday to try to exchange his flight ticket. "Mr. (Michael) Greene walked into the Ontario Airport ... and tried to change his ticket," said Officer Rod Pedregon, spokesman for the Office of the Chief of Airport Police. He added that the 75-year-old was incoherent when he was found and officials have not been able to determine where he has been for the last few days. Beatriz Valenzuela/San Bernardino Sun
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John Wayne Airport provides Labor Day weekend travel tips -- John Wayne Airport anticipates a busier-than-normal travel period from Thursday, September 3 through Tuesday, September 8 during the Labor Day holiday weekend. More than 151,000 passengers traveled through JWA during the same period in 2014 with the busiest travel days being the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day. During this holiday period, JWA travelers can visit ocair.com for real-time flight status as well as construction activities around the Riley Terminal. JWA News Release
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Sacramento International Airport signs agreement to allow Uber to serve travelers -- Airport officials have reached an agreement with Uber to serve Sacramento International Airport users. The agreement goes into effect at 1 p.m. Tuesday and applies only to Uber drivers. Other ride-sharing companies, such as Lyft and Sidecar, have not signed agreements with airport officials. "This agreement gives customers an additional choice for ground transportation services at Sacramento International Airport," said Director of Airports John Wheat. Bill Lindelof & Tony Bizjak/Sacramento Bee
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Consumer panel: Airlines should disclose fees, seat size -- Airlines should clearly disclose the cost of change and cancellation fees, as well as the size of the plane's seats, before a passenger buys a ticket, a federal panel said Tuesday. Hotels should also be required to include any mandatory fees in their room rates, the Transportation Department's Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections recommended. Some hotels have begun adding mandatory resort and other fees to bills even though customers say they weren't informed of them when they booked their rooms. Joan Lowy/AP
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Airlines should decide whether to allow in-flight calls, panel says -- A consumer panel recommended Tuesday that the Transportation Department allow airlines to decide whether to allow cellphone calls during airline flights, if the technology is safe and secure. The non-binding recommendation from the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection comes more than a year after federal agencies collected thousands of complaints against the prospect that the Federal Communications Commission would lift a 1991 ban on in-flight cellular calls. Bart Jansen/USA Today
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United's customer service improvement goal is too low (but at least it admits it has a problem) -- Parent United Continental Holdings scored several significant media wins in the last week by convincing reputable news organizations to report on its plans to make "The Friendly Skies of United" something more than an old advertising slogan about which fed-up travelers sarcastically joke. Good for them. But there's a big difference between executives talking about what they're going to do to improve customer service and actually improving customer service. Dan Reed/Forbes
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Six men kicked off Southwest flight in Texas to face federal charges -- Six men from San Diego are being criminally charged with interferring with a flight crew after being removed from a Southwest Airlines flight in Texas for being "disorderly," the U.S. attorney for North Texas announced Tuesday. The six were on a flight from San Diego to Chicago on Monday night when they became "disruptive and did not comply with instructions" from flight attendants to quiet down and stop demanding liquor, the U.S. attorney said. Tony Perry/Los Angeles Times
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Aeroflot to buy Transaero in tie-up of Russia's biggest airlines -- Aeroflot PJSC, Russia's largest airline by passenger traffic, agreed to take over its closest competitor Transaero Airlines as the country's economic woes shake the industry. A government commission backed the "consolidation" in a meeting led by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, Transaero said in an e-mailed statement Tuesday. The board of state-controlled Aeroflot will vote to buy 75 percent plus 1 share of Transaero, according to a government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Anatoly Medetsky/Bloomberg Business
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CanJet, Halifax-based airline, to suspend flight operations indefinitely -- CanJet, a Halifax-based charter airline, will be suspending flight operations effective immediately, the company's president told CBC News. Stephen Rowe, president of CanJet Airlines, says that the company has decided to take a step back to determine if they want to move forward with a different financial plan that may or may not include more planes. He says the company will continue to run, but will explore business options as they become available. CBC News
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Delta Air Lines wants court to take two Dallas Love Field gates from Southwest Airlines -- Delta Air Lines is upping the stakes in the fight over Dallas Love Field gates. It originally asked U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to force the city of Dallas to accommodate Delta's flights on Southwest Airlines gates. Now, it wants the judge to take two gates away from Southwest and make them available for all airlines to use. In a revised counterclaim filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Dallas, Delta said the city has failed to force Southwest to share its gates at Love Field. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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One-stop shopping: Get your taxes done and apply for TSA's fast-pass through airport security -- Travelers will be able to do something else when they get their taxes done at H&R Block: apply for the Transportation Security Administration's fast-pass security screening program. Fliers will be able to apply for the TSA's PreCheck at more than 400 H&R Block offices in 27 states, including California, Washington and Oregon. You may start an application online or bring your ID (passport, birth certificate or driver's license) to an H&R Block location and complete one there. Mary Forgione/Los Angeles Times
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FAA hits four companies with $919,100 in proposed fines -- The Federal Aviation Administration has slapped two airlines and two other aviation companies with a total of $919,100 in proposed penalties, the FAA said Tuesday. Three of them, Mesa Airlines, Servisair and Dukes Aerospace, were accused of failing to administer their employee drug-testing policy properly. The FAA said Empire Airlines improperly handled the inspection of an airplane that had been struck by lightning. Terry Maxon/Dallas Morning News
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Uber's California drivers granted class-action status - with limits -- In a major blow to Uber Technologies, a handful of drivers were granted class-action status in their lawsuit against the ride-hailing company, raising the stakes for Uber if the drivers win their case. The drivers - Thomas Colopy, Matthew Manahan and Elie Gurfinkel - are suing Uber on the grounds that they should be labeled employees and not independent contractors - an issue that goes to the heart of how Uber does business. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said the drivers, who face a trial by jury, can proceed as a class with limits. Kaja Whitehouse/USA Today
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USOC names Los Angeles the official U.S. bidder for the 2024 Summer Olympics -- Los Angeles has been chosen as the U.S. candidate to bid for the 2024 Summer Games, capping a tumultuous month in which the city went from Olympic also-ran to serious contender. The U.S. Olympic Committee finalized its selection on Tuesday, moments after the Los Angeles City Council authorized Mayor Eric Garcetti to pursue the bid, according to a source close to the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly. David Wharton/Los Angeles Times
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L.A.'s 2024 Olympics bid: a risk worth taking -- It's as simple as a hammer thrower's grunt, as sensible as a swimmer's kick, as clear as the tear on a gold-medalist gymnast's cheek. The greatest sports city in the world deserves to host the greatest sports event in the world. Their courtship should be cheered. Their union would be the Hollywood marriage of the century. Los Angeles and the 2024 Olympics would be perfect for each other. Bill Plaschke/Los Angeles Times
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