Category: Los Angeles International Airport

9 US Citizens Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs From LA to London

LOS ANGELES—Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, British officials announced Jan. 17. According to the British National Crime Agency, authorities seized drugs over the past week that were packed into checked luggage and flown from Los Angeles International Airport…


12,000 Fentanyl Pills Stuffed in Candy Smuggled Through LA Airport No. 1 on TSA List

When an airline passenger allegedly attempted to smuggle 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills inside candy wrappers onboard at the Los Angeles International Airport last October, it put the incident at the top of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 Catches List of 2022. The list, compiled by TSA Dec. 30, included other alarming finds, like…


SoCal Passengers Stranded as Southwest Airlines Woes Worsen

LOS ANGELES—Thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers remained stranded Dec. 27 across Southern California as the airline’s winter woes worsened, leading to canceled and delayed flights throughout the nation. As of 9:30 a.m. Dec. 26, the airline had canceled 2,571 flights nationally, including many from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and other airfields across Southern California,…


LAX Expects 215,000 People Sunday, Busiest Day of Thanksgiving Weekend

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport was expecting Nov. 27 to be the busiest day of a long Thanksgiving weekend that was already predicted to see a record number of Southern California travelers. “Today is expected to be the busiest day of the Thanksgiving holiday travel period at LAX, with about 215,000 guests using the airport….


Off-Site Electrical Issue Triggers Sporadic Outages, Stuck Elevators at LAX

LOS ANGELES—An electrical issue off the grounds of Los Angeles International Airport triggered sporadic outages at one of the nation’s busiest airports Nov. 26, resulting in over a dozen stuck elevator calls, authorities said. The outages and stuck elevator calls began at about 11:30 a.m., according to Los Angeles World Airports spokesman Heath Montgomery. No…


Auto Club: Record 4.5 Million SoCal Residents Will Travel for Thanksgiving

LOS ANGELES—A record 4.5 million Southern California residents are expected to travel over the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, up 2.5 percent from last year, contributing to what the Automobile Club of Southern California projects to be the third-busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record nationally. “Despite inflation and high gas prices, consumers are continuing to prioritize valuable…


LA-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing in New Mexico

LOS ANGELES—A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in New Mexico, the airline said Nov. 2, when the plane’s cabin appeared to fill with smoke. The plane took off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 1 when a smoky order started to…


4 Workers At LAX Sickened By Carbon Dioxide Fumes From Fire Suppression System

LOS ANGELES—Four workers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were sickened Oct. 31—one critically—by carbon dioxide that was released from a fire-suppression system in an electrical utility room about 200 feet from Terminal 8, prompting an evacuation of the terminal and impacting some inbound flights. Firefighters responded to the area about 7 a.m., according to…


Pro-Russian Hackers Target LAX Websites in Nationwide Cyberattack

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport and other airports in the United States were the targets of pro-Russia hackers who attacked their websites, but had no impact on flight operations, media outlets are reporting Oct. 11. Killnet is claiming credit for the cyberattacks that included LAX, Chicago O’Hare, and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta on Oct. 10….


Orange County Man Charged With Punching Flight Attendant on LAX-Bound Flight

LOS ANGELES—An Orange County man caught on video punching a flight attendant in the back of the head during a flight from Mexico to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Sept. 26 on a federal charge of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. Alexander Tung Cuu Le,…