Los Angeles International Airport fell from a global classification of the world’s busiest airports after a fall in national trips and the current struggles to recover from the pandemic.
The Airports Council International, an organization of airport authorities whose classifications are widely accepted, published its Preliminary numbers on Monday Before its annual July report. In particular, absent from his list of the 10 main airports most busy due to passenger count was Laxa.
The airport was the most or less attractive third in the world in 2019 in that ranking, but fell from the ACI list and landed in no. 15 A year later when the Covid-19 pandemic stopped the air trip. The Congred Center NO. 5 in 2021 was recovered And it wasn’t. 8 In the 2023 ranking before its recently fallen, according to last year’s numbers. The World Airports of Los Angeles confirmed that he was aware of the fall.
Lax is still considered one of the most busy airports in the world when classified by takeoffs and landings, but fell from number 6 to number 7, according to ACI. The airport also fell from the upper classification of airports that handle the load.
March 6, photo of travelers in Delta Airlines Terminal 3.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
“We are among the worse airports in the country for passenger trafficking, and now we see that this performance actually Wuresen. We have been recovering slowly, and we have seen that reverse trend,” said Lawa’s executive director John Ackerman. Description. “We have really seen any sliding and contraction in recent months.”
Ackerman encoded “consumer confidence, immigration and commercial policy, monetary policy” as some of the reasons for the fall in traffic.
The airport had seen some growth in passengers since the 2020s, but the officials have sounded the alarm since travelers counts have continued to submerge under the forecasts. Last year, the airport saw more than 76.5 million passengers, a little more than a 2% increase since 2023. But its domestic count fell from approximately 52.8 million passengers flying inside the United States in 2023 to approximately 52.6 million last year, according to Lawa data.
In February, the total challenges of passengers in Lax of those that fly in the United States and international were approximately 4.9 million travelers, a decrease of last February.
Not all airports have faced the same obstacles to recover from pandemics losses. In comparison, the Strum count of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Atlanta International Airport increased more than 3% to more than 108 million passengers in 2024, according to ACI, and the Dallas Fort International Airport count increased by more than 8,87 than 87 than 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 that 8 have at 87 that 8 than 8 than 8 than 8 that 8 that 8 have at 87 than 8 than 8 than 8 than 8 that 8 that 8 have at 87 than 8 than 8 than 8 than 8 of 87 than 8 than 8 than 8 than 8 than 8 that 8 that 8 have at 87 than 8 that 8 than 8 than 8 than 8 that 8. 3 points in the ACI classification.
Some regional airports have also seen an increase in pins counts. Long Beach AirportFor example, they will reach the record numbers of the passengers last year, and in 2023, the Hollywood Burbank airport exceeded its 2019 record numbers.
November 2024 Heavy traffic photo that feeds on lax.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Ackerman acknowledged that if the passengers are not going to Lax, they must go elsewhere, but he told The Times that the increase in passengers in other nearby airports does not have five accounts because of Lax’s losses. And he reiterated that a variety of factors has played in the fight.
In 2019, Lax saw more than 88 million passengers. Airport officials had previously planned 110 million passengers in 2028, but have eliminated their estimate to approximately 90 million, leaders said at the previous meetings of the Board. That change Airport officials last year to change some projects Far from the terminal expansion to infrastructure updates, such as plumbing corrections.
Lawa is reviewing its current and future fiscal budgets, which Tatiana Starostina financial director said she will be affected by the recent fall in national travelers.
“We know that the situation is very fluid,” Starostina said at the meeting of the Board on Thursday. “As we review the number down, it is not a surprise that we obviously continue waiting for us not to recover completely.
The airport is experiencing a $ 30 billion review, with multiple projects scheduled for completion before the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Among the most anticipated is the Remoked Train of Automated Persons, that officials and transit experts believe that traffic will significantly improve when offering an alternative route inside and outside the Horseshoe Loop of 1 World Way and a direct connection.
The airport official expects the elevated train to open in early 2026.
