La Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) executives last week to unveil the north concourse and 3 gates of the recent Tom Bradley International Terminal (New TBIT) at L. a. International Airport (LAX). The gates are the primary of 18 to be built at New TBIT.
Nine of the 18 gates can accommodate the bigger, new-generation aircraft, together with the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Airbus A-380 super jumbo jets. All 18 gates will use state-of-the-art, laser-based, visual guidance docking systems. Computerised passenger boarding bridges automate the operations between the terminal and aircraft doors. LAWA is installing three passenger boarding bridges in any respect of the hot A-380-compatible gates, with a view to greatly improve the quantity of time to load and unload an aircraft.
“The overall goal of the LAX Modernisation Program is to dramatically improve the passenger experience with a building designed to capture the spirit of la, while establishing new levels of passenger convenience and luxury,” said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of la World Airports, the town department that owns and operates LAX and two other Southern California airports.
In the identical week British Airways’ announced that its first Airbus A380 will fly at the ‘Red Carpet Route’ to L. a. from London, and tickets at the moment are on sale for flights from 15 October 2013. The double-decker superjumbo is because of be brought to BA in July and can be the most important aircraft within the BA fleet, accommodating 469 customers across four cabins.
Francine Sheridan, Director, Europe and Middle East, La Tourism commented “We are thrilled that British Airways has chosen L. a. because the first destination to fly the A380. The hot international terminal at LAX might be opening in the summertime, so the A380 will bringing passengers into the new facility, that’s well equipped with 18 gates capable for brand spanking new-generation aircraft. The addition of the A380 increases capacity to LA, keeping the spotlight firmly at the home of Hollywood and likewise southern California.”