Spring Issue of "LAXpectations" E-Newsletter Available

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/20/08 -- The Spring issue of LAXpectations - Better Travel Ahead e-newsletter is now available online at http://www.lawa.org/lax/laxexpect.cfm. The newsletter updates readers on new developments and the status of the multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The website also includes fact sheets that describe each of the major projects.

The current issue highlights:

-- Completed renovation of the first of six ticketing counters in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) departures lobby; -- Completion of Gate 123, a two-level boarding gate connected by escalators that will accommodate the next generation of large aircraft; -- Completion of newly remodeled energy-efficient boarding Gates 119 and 122; -- Announcement of a joint FAA-LAWA installation of Runway Safety Lights that will improve airfield safety by reducing the possibility of runway incursions; -- "Green" updates to Terminal 1; and -- Refurbishment of Taxilane C-10 between TBIT and Terminal 4.

CONTACT: Albert Rodriguez (310) 646-5260

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