AIRLINE INCENTIVES MAY BE A BREAK FOR ONTARIO PASSENGERS.Byline: ART MARROQUIN Staff Writer Airlines flying to new destinations from L.A./Ontario International Airport may soon receive a series of incentives that could lead to reduced ticket rates for passengers. The measures ordered up Monday by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Board of Airport Commissioners could include landing at the Ontario airport for free, decreased terminal rental rates and marketing partnerships for airlines offering flights to new international and domestic cities, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mark Thorpe Thorpe , James Francis Known as "Jim." 1888-1953. American athlete. An outstanding collegiate football player, he later played professional football and baseball. , director of Air Service Development for Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van . Decreased rates charged to airlines usually translate into ticket savings for passengers, Thorpe said. The effort, he said, is part of LAWA's plan to divert passenger traffic from Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX to other Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, airports. "This is a very wonderful opportunity," airport Commissioner Sylvia Reyes-Patsaouras said. "Until it's cheaper for people and the airlines to fly here, it will be difficult to continue to grow this airport." More than 7 million passengers fly out of LA/Ontario International Airport This article is about an airport in California in the United States. For airports in Ontario, Canada, see List of airports in Canada. LA/Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT, FAA LID: ONT each year, but airport officials hope to see that number grow to more than 30 million annually by 2030. Attracting more flights has posed a challenge for Ontario, which has the highest landing fees in Southern California, Thorpe said. The airport is still paying for the construction of two new terminals that opened in 1998. Those costs, in turn, are handed down to the airlines, he said. In a related action, the Airport Commission agreed to spend $3 million to renovate the dilapidated, unused Terminal 1 at Ontario airport so that a new carrier can move in by June. San Diego-based developer Austin-Barnhart will shore up the building's roof and complete other renovations to the old terminal, which now houses offices for Ontario airport staff members. The name of the airline carrier moving into the terminal was not immediately released, as LAWA LAWA Los Angeles World Airports LAWA Lawrence's Warbler (bird species) officials complete negotiations, according to Jess Romo, manager of Ontario airport. "This particular project has been on the books for some time, but it wasn't funded because we did not have a user for the building," Romo said. "As soon as we became aware that someone became interested in that building, we accelerated the process -- so we can have service up and running by next spring." The airport commission, however, delayed a decision on whether to begin construction of an air cargo air cargo: see aviation. center that would be built on 94 acres of land northwest of the passenger terminal at Ontario airport. Airport commissioners asked staff for more time to review a lengthy report on the project, which would be built in five phases over the next 13 years by developer Aeroterm, based in Annapolis, Md. The airport commission is expected to consider the proposal during its next meeting. art.marroquin(at)dailybreeze.com |
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