|
|
Article: Ontario s Spacious Skies.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- April 17, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
AS LAX STRAINS, OUTLYING AIRPORT CAN'T LURE ENOUGH FLIERS TO NEW TERMINAL
WHILE Los Angeles International Airport is bursting at the seams and awaits a possible $12 billion expansion, Ontario International Airport has a new $270 million terminal that on many days resembles a ghost town more than a bustling travel center.
In fact, in its first full year of operation, the new terminal served a jump in Ontario's passenger volume of only 2 percent, to about 6.6 million people. By comparison, when Orange County's John Wayne Airport opened a new terminal 10 years ago, passenger volume rose about 10 percent in the first year.
That leaves Ontario ...