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232K Travelers expected at LAX on busiest day of season -- Wednesday marked the busiest day of the holiday season at Los Angeles International Airport as travelers arrived back home from vacation or headed off to celebrate the New Year. LAX officials said a record number of 232,000 passengers were expected to pass through the airport on Wednesday. Approximately 180,000 are expected on New Year's Eve and 186,000 on New Year's Day. The average daily passenger volume at LAX is 193,000. John Gregory/ABC7 CBS LA Victoria Spilabotte/Fox11
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Flyaway bus service to LAX expands to Long Beach -- Getting to Los Angeles International Airport from Long Beach got easier and cheaper Wednesday, as FlyAway bus service began carrying passengers along the 22-mile route. Hourly service will be provided from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily from Shelter A of the Long Beach Transit Gallery at the corner of First Street and Long Beach Boulevard. A promotional fare of $7 will be charged for a one-way trip during at least the first six months of the service. For each adult fare, two children age 5 and under can ride for free. City News Service ABC7 Related: FlyAway bus service fare increase set for three locations
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Mechanical issues force Dubai-bound plane back to LAX -- An Emirates flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Dubai has returned to LAX because of an unspecified mechanical issue, according to an airport official. City News Service
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Chill out at LAX: Try these airport spots for a relaxing massage or shopping -- If you're one of the more than 70 million passengers expected to pass through Los Angeles International Airport this year, relax. Yes, relax. The long lines at airport security checkpoints that lead to shoe-removing, bin-shuffling gymnastics and sometimes awkward encounters with wand-wielding Transportation Security Administration agents and X-ray machines can be stressful. But take a deep breath. Alene Dawson/Los Angeles Times
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CASSIE MACDUFF: 2015 was a year of trying times -- As 2015 draws to a close, it's time to bestow my annual Roses and Raspberries on some of the deserving folks of the Inland Empire. 2015 will go down in history as the year the Inland Empire got its airport back. Big roses to Ontario for its multiyear battle to return Ontario International Airport to local control after decades in the hands of Los Angeles. Cassie MacDuff/Riverside Press-Enterprise
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'Cannabis Now,' 'Playboy' now 'general interest' airport reading -- This week, Hudson News stores in more than 50 airports across the United States and Canada began carrying Cannabis Now, a magazine "devoted to fostering a responsible dialogue surrounding cannabis." The new title joins High Times, a publication focused more on the recreational aspects of marijuana, which has been available in Hudson stores since the early 1990s but only carried in a limited number of airports. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Airport worker screening uncovers weapons -- Since Hartsfield-Jackson International earlier this year began screening workers headed to secure areas of the airport, it has already uncovered some weapons, airport officials said. Hartsfield-Jackson general manager Miguel Southwell said the screening of workers has turned up items not allowed in secure areas. "We have found prohibited items," he said. The items discovered include one gun, as well as knives and self-defense items like brass knuckles and pepper spray. Kelly Yamanouchi/Atlanta Journal Constitution
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TSA seized a record 2,442 firearms from carry-on luggage, pockets in U.S. airports in 2015 -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration seized a record 2,442 firearms from carry-on luggage and pockets in airports across the country in 2015, according to a Daily News analysis. That's 10.3% more than the prior record-high of 2,212 guns confiscated in 2014, TSA records reveal. "The increase reflects that more Americans are carrying weapons on their person," said Robert Spitzer, an expert on gun policy who teaches at SUNY Cortland. Reuven Blau/New York Daily News
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Guidance to unarmed aviation police: Run and hide -- Hundreds of police officers at one of the country's busiest airports say in the case of an active shooter, they are instructed to run and hide. That's because these officers are unique among the nation's major airports: They don't carry guns. Their badges, uniforms and vehicles all say "police." And they are certified police officers in the state of Illinois. But these nearly 300 aviation police officers, also known as aviation security officers, are not allowed to carry guns at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports. Scott Zamost, Dre w Griffin & Curt Devine/CNN
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Mini-movie theater to open at Portland International Airport -- It already has a food truck pod, a bike assembly station and a robust arts and music program. Now Portland International Airport is getting a mini-movie theater. Scheduled to open in spring 2016, the approximately 800-square-foot cinema space will be located post-security and will be run by the Hollywood Theatre, a non-profit that operates a historic local movie palace. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Earbud stuck in your ear? The O'Hare medical clinic can help -- As director of the full-service University of Illinois - Chicago (UIC) Clinic at O'Hare International Airport, John Zautcke treats baggage handlers with back, shoulder and hand injuries, food service workers with burns, and passengers with everything from sore throats, asthma and anxiety attacks to stomach flu and dehydration. At least once a month Zautcke and his team also go fishing for a headphone earbud stuck in a traveler's ear. Harriet Baskas/USA Today
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Stranded airline passenger says Porter gave him list of homeless shelters to spend the night -- Neil White was on his way home for the holidays when Monday's snow and ice storm derailed his plans. With a stopover in Toronto from Ottawa, White was supposed to catch a connecting flight to Timmins at 9:30 p.m. But with snow, sleet and wind pummeling the city, White's flight was rescheduled for Tuesday morning. By the time his connecting flight had been rescheduled, it was after 10 p.m. and he was worried about how he'd find a place to stay for the night. Robin Levinson King & David Bateman/The Star
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Police say Rome airport workers ran art-theft ring -- The Italian police have exposed what they say is a scam at the Fiumicino airport in Rome, and charged two workers with stealing valuable paintings. The airport employees were accused of pilfering two works by Ugo Attardi and Renato Guttuso - both well-known 20th-century Italian painters - valued at more than 50,000 euros, or about $55,000. But initial investigations hint at a much bigger operation involving several employees at Rome's main hub bent on stealing artworks to sell on the black market. Elisabetta Povoledo/New York Times
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Cities around the world on New Year's Eve alert -- From the bright lights of Times Square to the capitals of Europe, and at football stadiums from Florida to California, revelers won't be the only busy people this New Year's Eve. Police and security officials will be out in force across the globe Thursday, less than two months after terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., amplified normal concerns about potential terrorism. In late 1999, just before the turn of the century, federal officials broke up what became known as the Millennium Plot, a series of attacks that was to have included a bombing at Los Angeles International Airport. David Jackson/USA Today
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California granted more time to meet federal ID rules -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security granted a last-minute extension giving California more time to comply with the federal Real ID Act that sets stricter standards on identification. The state Department of Motor Vehicles said the federal agency will give California until Oct. 10 to comply with the rules. California was among several states where an exemption to the law was set to expire on Jan. 10. Juliet Williams/AP
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Time to rethink your airline credit card -- With all the recent changes to frequent-flier programs, it may be time to shuffle your credit cards. The new year is a good time to reconsider credit-card loyalty rewards and take advantage of sign-up bonuses. While airlines and hotels have diluted some of the benefits of their loyalty programs, the credit card world is still very competitive. If you spend $1,000 a month on credit cards, you can get back several hundred dollars a year. Scott McCartney/Wall Street Journal
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United Airlines flight veers off of O'Hare runway -- A United Airlines flight from Seattle veered off the runway Wednesday morning at O'Hare International Airport, officials said. Flight No. 1977 rolled off of runway 27 right, according to Tony Molinaro, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman. The aircraft was a Boeing 737, he said. The plane skidded past the end of a runway but remained on the pavement about 7:45 a.m., according to authorities. The jet is in an area that will require it to be towed. Brianna Gurciullo/Chicago Tribune
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Airlines, led by JetBlue, improve customer satisfaction score -- Both airlines and online travel services improved customer satisfaction in 2015, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). They were among five of the 43 industries tracked by ACSI that improved this year. The others were Internet retail, social media and household appliances. Hotels saw no change from last year, among eight industries that remained flat. Jamie Biesiada/Travel Weekly
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A 'flight from hell': Injured passengers transported to hospital after turbulence diverts Air Canada flight -- Emergency crews transported 21 injured passengers to hospital Wednesday after a flight bound for Toronto from Shanghai was diverted to Calgary International Airport. Air Canada Flight AC88 made an unscheduled landing in Calgary at about 3:30 p.m. According to passengers, severe turbulence struck the plane when it was over Alaska. EMS and airport officials said emergency responders assessed 25 passengers. Annalise Klingbeil/Calgary Herald
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Reverse discrimination suit filed against FAA, hiring fallout continues -- A lawsuit filed this morning in Arizona federal district court seeks class action status to represent thousands of men and women who claim the Federal Aviation Administration violated their civil rights. Those people were students in FAA certified training programs at two- and four-year colleges nationwide that offered degrees in air traffic management. Adam Shapiro/Fox Business
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6 business travel trends to track heading into 2016 -- Unless you're still stuck at the airport as a result of this week's between-holidays spate of truly nasty weather, it's time to think about what will affect our travel lives in 2016. Here are six trends business travelers need to track in the months ahead. In the end, they all comes down to money, global politics - and Trump. Of course, we probably could say that about almost any year, couldn't we? Joe Brancatelli/The Business Journals
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Crime in Los Angeles rose in all categories in 2015, LAPD says -- For the first time in more than a decade, all categories of crime rose across Los Angeles in 2015 as police struggled to get control of the problem, according to LAPD data. Violent crime in L.A. climbed 19.9% and property crime increased 10.3% through Dec. 26 compared with the same period last year, according to the police data. It marked the second year in a row that violent crime rose, but the first time since 2003 that both violent and property crime rose. Ben Poston/Los Angeles Times
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In observance of New Year's Day, Eye on L.A. Aviation will not be published on Friday. The next edition will be Monday, January 4, 2016.
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