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Southern California Travelers Affected by Nationwide Southwest Airlines Delay

April 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Another bout with technology issues led to delays of hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights April 18 in Southern California and across the country, exacerbating public-perception issues for an airline still recovering from a holiday season computer meltdown that crippled the carrier. Dozens of flights were listed as delayed at Los Angeles International, Hollywood Burbank,…

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SoCal Passengers Stranded as Southwest Airlines Woes Worsen

December 27, 2022
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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,…

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Southland Airports See Flight Cancellations, Delays

June 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A nationwide wave of flight cancellations was impacting Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Monday, with 15 scrapped flights and nearly 140 delayed inbound or outbound flights. The cancellations are blamed largely on staffing shortages experienced by the airlines. As of midday, the tracking site FlightAware.com listed seven canceled flights out of LAX, along with…

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SoCal Airports’ Passenger Traffic Doubles From 2021, Data Reveals

May 3, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Airline passenger traffic at Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport increased by more than 130 percent in March 2022 compared to March 2021, with the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) seeing similar trends, according to data released by airport officials last week. “We’ve seen travel increasing since the holidays,” a spokesperson for the John…

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John Wayne Airport Passenger Traffic Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels

February 1, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Airline passenger traffic at John Wayne Airport is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, according to data released on Jan. 28 by the airport. The number of passengers who flew out of or into John Wayne Airport in December 2021 was nearly 850,000, only a 5 percent decrease when compared to December 2019, which…

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Man Accused of Scaling Fence and Trespassing Near John Wayne Airport Runway

January 14, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 30-year-old Costa Mesa man was arrested Jan. 13 for allegedly scaling a fence and walking along a runway at John Wayne Airport. Jeff Pollich allegedly climbed over the fence and was walking across the grassy area near the San Diego (405) Freeway when someone in the airport tower spotted him about 8:05…

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Over 200 Flights Canceled at LAX For Second Straight Day

January 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Another wave of flight cancellations hit Southland airports Jan. 2, with 207 flights canceled at LAX due to COVID-19 and weather issues. The airport experienced 208 cancellations on New Year’s Day. Orange County’s John Wayne Airport reported 10 canceled flights Sunday, with nine at Long Beach Airport and seven at Hollywood/Burbank Airport. The problems…

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John Wayne Airport Cancels 23 Flights on Monday

December 27, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—More flights in and out of John Wayne Airport (JWA) were canceled Dec. 27 after a weekend string of cancellations. Over the span of two days, 50 flights were canceled at JWA, with 27 of them occurring on Sunday and 23 on Monday, according to FlightAware, a flight data tracking company. The airlines…

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John Wayne Airport to Offer Free COVID-19 Test to Travelers

December 7, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—As travelers pack their bags for the holiday getaway, John Wayne Airport is offering free self-collection COVID-19 testing kits to travelers beginning Dec. 8. “The holidays are about spending quality time with family and friends,” County Supervisor Doug Chaffee said in a statement. “This is also a time for us to come together…

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John Wayne Airport to Offer Travelers Free COVID-19 Test

December 7, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—As travelers pack their bags for the holiday getaway, John Wayne Airport is offering free self-collection COVID-19 testing kits to travelers beginning Dec. 8. “The holidays are about spending quality time with family and friends,” County Supervisor Doug Chaffee said in a statement. “This is also a time for us to come together…

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