Asian poll selects LAX top North American cargo airport.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1995--Los Angeles International Airport is the pick of Asian shippers, airlines and forwarders for providing the best air cargo air cargo: see aviation. service in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , 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. 15,000 readers of Cargonews Asia Cargonews Asia is a controlled circulation trade newspaper covering the cargo transport and logistics industry for readers in the Asia Pacific region. First published in 1977 the editorial focus is on news covering airfreight, sea freight and logistics as well as articles . 1994 is the second year in a row that LAX clinched the readers' poll, now in its ninth year. In the survey known as the Asian Freight Industry Awards, readers from 14 Asian countries and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. submitted ballots to name the best airports, all-cargo airlines, freight forwarders, seaports and shipping lines. LAX garnered more than 26 percent of the vote, with New York's JFK, Chicago's O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami, respectively, earning fewer votes from the magazine's readers. In 1994 Los Angeles handled the third greatest cargo tonnage in the world -- 1.7 million tons, an increase of 16 percent over 1993. ``The awards have become an important benchmarking tool for the cargo industry,'' said Chris Michaelides, associate publisher of Cargonews Asia. ``The awards are an acknowledgement by our readers that the winners have achieved the best level of service.'' CONTACT: Department of Airports, Los Angeles Tom Winfrey, 310/646-5260 |
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