RECORD TRAVEL WEEKEND FORECAST; TRANSPORTATION HUBS EXPECTING LONG LINES TO TAX SHORT TEMPERS.Byline: Sherry Joe Crosby Staff Writer A record 4.1 million Californians are expected to take planes, trains and automobiles this Thanksgiving, travel industry officials said Tuesday. ``We have a strong economy with low unemployment and when people have extra money, they often spend it on travel,'' said Paul Moreno Paul C. Moreno is a Democratic state representative from El Paso, Texas. Born in 1931, grew up in “El Segundo Barrio” of El Paso. After high school, he served six years in the U.S. Marine Corp and saw combat in the Korean War. , spokesman for the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. of Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern . At 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 , at least 171,083 passengers are expected Nov. 19-28, the peak Thanksgiving travel period. ``We're expecting this to be a record Thanksgiving,'' LAX spokeswoman Angela M. Franklin said. ``Each year, we continue to break the previous year's record.'' To cope with the holiday crush, extra traffic officers will be deployed and police on bicycles will patrol LAX parking lots and structures. If you drive to the airport, expect to park in lots B and C on the perimeter of the airport and take shuttles to terminals. Parking inside the airport is growing tight. Parking structure 5, which serves SwissAir, Aeromexico, United, Skywest, Lufthansa, Continental and Delta, already is filled. ``I wouldn't plan on parking inside the airport,'' LAX spokeswoman Diana Sanchez said. ``We're recommending that people take alternative forms of transportation.'' In Van Nuys, the long-term parking lot for the FlyAway Bus The FlyAway Bus is a shuttle bus service operated by Los Angeles World Airports, which transports people to and from Los Angeles International Airport. Currently, there are three routes in service with separate schedules; the routes have no stops in between their terminus stations at Saticoy Street and Woodley Avenue also is filled, but 30-minute free spaces are available for picking and dropping off passengers. Travelers heading to LAX are urged to arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international flights. Burbank Airport expects to have an additional 3,000 to 4,000 passengers a day from today to Sunday. Add to that the friends and family who drop off and pick up loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl , and the usually quiet Burbank airport may seem a bit more like LAX. ``People come to Burbank Airport for its convenience. Usually they can run in a few minutes before the flight. That may not be the case this weekend,'' said Victor J. Gill, director of public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. and communications for the airport. The Airport Authority has reduced the daily rate for valet parking valet parking n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. through Sunday from $18 a day to $12 to help redirect some of the traffic flow away from the parking structure. Economy lots north and east of the airport are even cheaper at $8 per day, with free shuttles to the terminal. Nationwide, 19.8 million passengers will take to the air - 10 percent more than the 18 million who flew during the Thanksgiving holiday last year, said David Fuscus, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents major air carriers. ``It's just going to be busy,'' Fuscus said. ``The airlines gear up for it. People need to be patient.'' At least 2 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the highway this holiday season, 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. the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. . The most popular destinations are Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Palm Springs and Monterey. ``The best advice is to get on the road as early as you can,'' said Carol Thorp, spokeswoman of the Automobile Club. And if you can't leave early, be patient. ``Don't let your temper flare,'' Thorp said. ``Realize that everybody is in the same boat as you are. Getty angry gets you nowhere.'' Nationwide, about 34 million Americans will travel at least 100 miles or more, with 27.8 million expected to drive to their destinations, Thorp said. Last year, 33.6 million Americans took trips by car, plane, train, bus and boat. For the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. , the Thanksgiving holiday means all available officers will be out on patrol. The Thanksgiving holiday reporting period starts at 6 p.m. today and ends at midnight Sunday. ``Our officers will be especially watching for aggressive drivers,'' CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Commissioner Dwight Helmick said. ``A driver who speeds, tailgates, or cuts in and out of traffic should expect to spend a little of his or her holiday with a CHP officer.'' Last year, 25 fatal crashes occurred statewide during the Thanksgiving maximum enforcement period, the CHP said. In 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. , one fatal crash occurred during the same period. Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run projects a 28 percent nationwide increase in riders during the holiday week. Ridership is expected to climb to 525,000 compared to 410,000 travelers during a typical week. On the West Coast, ridership is expected to increase by 32 percent and by 54 percent out of downtown Los Angeles' Union Station from today through Sunday. To accommodate the additional passengers, Amtrak will add 61 trains to the Pacific Northwest and Northeast. Greyhound Lines Inc. is preparing for a red-hot holiday season, too. The Dallas-based operation expects more than half a million passengers during the six-day holiday period. Greyhound, which was recently acquired by Laidlaw Inc., North America's largest ambulance and passenger bus company, plans to rent extra buses nationwide and will add 3,197 departures Sunday. ``We've seen a lot of activity,'' said Kristin Parsley, a spokeswoman for Greyhound. ``It hasn't slowed down for us.'' TRAVEL TIPS At LAX, lots in the Central Terminal Area fill up quickly, so LAX officials encourage travelers to use the low-cost, long-term parking lots on the perimeter of the airport: Parking Lot B, at 111th Street and La Cienega Boulevard La Cienega Boulevard is a major north/south arterial road that runs from El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south to its end on the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. with 4,838 spaces, allows two hours parking free; $1 for each additional two hours; $5 maximum for each 24-hour period. Parking Lot C, at 96th Street and Sepulveda Boulevard, with 8,147 spaces, allows two hours free; $1 for each additional two hours; $7 maximum for each 24-hour period. The secured, long-term lots offer free shuttle service every 10-12 minutes to the airport's eight different terminals. Travelers can phone LAX general information at (310) 646-5252 or access the LAX Web site at www.lawa.org. Both offer information about alternative transportation options, parking, passenger services, terminal locations, airlines, directions to the airport and more. At Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, the daily rate for valet parking through Sunday has been reduced from $18 a day to $12 to help redirect some of the traffic flow away from the parking structure. Economy lots A and B, located just north of the airport on Hollywood Way, and Lot C, just east of the airport on Thornton Avenue, are even cheaper at $8 per day with free shuttles to the terminal. Travelers using Burbank Airport can call (818) 840-8840 for information. Parking lots for the Van Nuys FlyAway Bus are full. Short-term parking is available for drop off and pick up. For information, call (818) 994-5554 Staff Writer Nathaniel Greely and Daily News wire services contributed to this article. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1) Holiday travelers get to Burbank Airport on Tuesday to get a jump on what is shaping up to be a record Thanksgiving weekend rush. (2) Cars stack up in line at Burbank Airport, where officials expect as many as 4,000 more passengers than the average weekend. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer Box: (1) Holiday travel (2) Travel tips (see text) |
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