Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) set a new all-time record for passenger traffic in 2018 with 87.5 million travelers, up 3.52% over 2017’s previous record. International passenger traffic slightly outpaced overall traffic growth at LAX, with a record-setting 26 million international travelers last year. More than 61 million domestic passengers traveled through LAX. In 2018, nonstop […]
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LAX, Southwest celebrate new Terminal 1 guest experience
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Southwest Airlines unveiled the new Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 1 on Nov. 30. The half-billion-dollar, curb-to gate redevelopment show-cases a new check-in area featuring self-service ticket kiosks, a nine-lane security checkpoint, new area for baggage claim, and dining and retail destinations with state-of-the-art design. Completion of the […]
L’Oréal TRAM opens first Atelier Cologne pop-up
L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas has opened the first pop-up for Atelier Cologne in the region at Los Angeles International Airport in a 10 sqm space in the Tom Brady International Terminal. Featuring its signature Venetian blue color inspired by the entrance of its flagship stores in Paris and New York, the pop-up offers passengers […]
Giorgio Armani unveils L.A. LIP Vibes at LAX
L’Oréal Travel Retail has teamed up with DFS to celebrate the vibrant colors of Los Angeles with an eye-catching Giorgio Armani Pop-Up store for L.A. LIP VIBES in Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. Located in the main retail hall outside the DFS store, the 15-sqf Pop-Up store is running through June […]
Westfield unveils 17 new dining and retail locations at Delta Terminal in LAX T3
Los Angeles World Airports, Delta and Westfield have partnered to enhance the LAX T3 passenger experience with a new retail and dining lineup that includes nearly 10,000 square feet of space, 17 new brands, nine LA‐based favorites and eight concepts never before seen in U.S. airports. The new travel experience at LAX T3 debuted just in time […]
Lancôme Lip Pop-Up Shop immerses LAX travelers in unforgettable experience
Lancôme celebrated Lips through its L.A. Lip Art Academy at Los Angeles International Airport in August and September. The L.A. Lip Academy was Lancôme’s first ever pop-up shop in a Duty Free venue in the Americas, and took place in a 15 sqf modular space located outside the DFS shop in Tom Bradley International Terminal […]
Westfield to open seven new retail concepts at LAX T3
Westfield has announced it is opening seven new dining and retail outlets at Delta’s Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport as part of the airport’s overall modernization program. The new retail and dining collection covers more than 5,000 square feet including a multi-unit quick service food court, a bar, two travel essentials and one […]
LAX breaks ground on $1.6 bn Midfield Terminal
The groundbreaking for the new $1.6 billion Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) at Los Angeles International Airport –marking another milestone in the modernization of LAX — took place February 27, 2017. The 750,000-square-foot Midfield Satellite Concourse will add 12 new gates, a new baggage system, and additional dining and shopping amenities. The new MSC […]
Shiseido launches first U.S. airport retail activation, LAX/TBIT showcase created by Bloom Miami
The interactive installation debuted new lipstick formula, Rouge Rouge Shiseido has installed its first U.S. airport activation, a state-of-the-art showcase featuring Shiseido’s newest lipstick formula, Rouge Rouge, at the Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). The activation – which centers around the color red – was created and installed by retail focused […]
Godiva, DFS team up to present exclusive 90th anniversary event with artist Oli-B at SFO and LAX
As part of its 90th Anniversary celebration, Godiva Chocolatier is collaborating with DFS to mount a special event at San Francisco International Airport featuring the work of renowned Belgian artist/illustrator Oli-B. A similar event will be staged at Los Angeles Airport in August. Godiva, founded in Brussel, Belgium in 1926, is marking its 90th anniversary with a […]
Westfield unveils first phase of redevelopment at LAX T1
Westfield has completed the first phase of redevelopment in Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 1, which will introduce Southwest Airlines customers to a new retail and dining collection. As part of a $508 million over-haul spearheaded by Southwest and Los Angeles World Airports, Westfield’s new dining and retail collection will feature 24 destinations and […]
LAX unveils $332 million capital improvement project at Terminal 2
New milestone in $8.5 billion makeover at Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) announced this week the completion of the latest large-scale improvement project at LAX — a $332 million overhaul of Terminal 2. The renovation has modernized more than 76,000 square feet of the international terminal, including 15,000 square feet of […]
LAX inaugurates first charter California to Cuba flight since easing of rules
Los Angeles International Airport and American Airlines celebrated the inaugural charter flight from the West Coast to Havana last Saturday, Dec. 12. The high profile flight took off from LAX Terminal 4, following a gala ribbon cutting that included Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; Deborah Flint, Executive Director, LAX; Juan Carlos Liscano, Managing Director, LAX, […]
Bacardi engages consumers with Cocktails of the World at LAX
Bacardi Global Travel Retail, in partnership with DFS Group, presented a peak summer activation at Los Angeles International Airport. ‘Cocktails of the World,’ which ran throughout July and August in the main store at the Tom Bradley International Terminal, introduced travelers to premium Bacardi brands in malt whisky, rum and vodka, including Glen Deveron […]
Delta unveils $229m refurbishment of LAX Terminal 5
Delta Air Lines in partnership with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the City of Los Angeles unveiled the completion of a three-year terminal-wide $229-million refurbishment of Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 5 last week on June 10. The Delta refurbishment includes four additional security screening points, an expanded ticketing lobby, a new baggage claim, […]
