Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

In an effort to speed up the boarding process, British Airways has been busy updating its system of boarding e-gates at a selection of American airports – including Orlando International, Miami International, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX.

Hong Kong Airlines will start flying to the US this year, with the launch of a new direct trans-Pacific service to Los Angeles. Commencing on 18 December 2017, the airline will use its brand new Airbus A350 aircraft to operate four weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) between Hong Kong and LA. The frequency […]

Fiji Airways has upgraded the lounge facilities offered to its premium passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. The airline’s business class passengers and eligible Tabua Club members will now be able to use the One World Lounge, which is located on Level 5 of the Tom Bradley International Terminal. This features dining and bar facilities, […]

Tianjin Airlines starts flying to Vladivostok Where? Tianjin (China) to Vladivostok, pictured (Russia) When? Twice a week, effective immediately Who? Tianjin Airlines Why? Connecting major Pacific port cities, whilst also providing Chinese gamblers with a new connection to Vladivostok’s casinos Anything else? Vladivostok is just 1,300km from Tianjin, but more than 9,000km from Russia’s capital, […]

ANA has unveiled plans to launch a third daily flight between Tokyo and Los Angeles. Effective 29 October 2017, the Japanese carrier will add a new daily departure from Tokyo’s Narita Airport, in addition to its existing two daily Tokyo-LAX flights – one from Narita and one from Haneda. The new service will take off […]

Xiamen Airlines, the fast-growing Chinese carrier, has launched its first ever flights to Los Angeles. The airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down at LAX for the first time on 27 June 2017, following a trans-Pacific flight from Xiamen, in Southeast China’s Fujian province. Under the new schedule, Xiamen Airlines flight MF829 will depart Xiamen’s Gaoqi […]

Thailand’s NewGen taps Chinese demand for Krabi Where? Krabi (Thailand) to Hefei (China) When? Three times a week, effective immediately Who? NewGen Airways Why? Thai carrier adds another charter service to cater for the huge volume of Chinese travellers visiting Thailand’s southern beaches Anything else? Including scheduled and charter services, NewGen now connects Krabi with […]

Singapore will be reconnected with Los Angeles later this year, when United Airlines launches one of the world’s longest air routes. There have been no non-stop flights between the two cities since Singapore Airlines suspended its service in 2013. But from 27 October 2017, United will commence daily direct flights on the Singapore-LAX route. This […]

Virgin Australia’s passengers are now being offered connections to three major Canadian cities, via the airline’s trans-Pacific flights to Los Angeles. A new codeshare agreement with Air Canada will enable passengers flying on any of Virgin Australia’s 18 weekly flights to LA to continue onwards with Canada’s national carrier to Toronto, Calgary and Montreal. The […]

Virgin Australia launched a new trans-Pacific route this week, flying direct between Melbourne and Los Angeles. The inaugural service departed at 1130 on 4 April 2017 and landed at LAX at 0900. The return flight then departed at 2055 and arrived back in Melbourne at 0545 on Thursday morning. The service will now run every […]

Cathay Pacific will increase the frequency of its flights to key destinations on three continents later this year. In North America, the airline’s Hong Kong-San Francisco route will increase from 17 to 21 flights per week, or three per day, from the end of October 2017. These additional services will be operated by an Airbus […]

A pair of new air routes will soon start connecting Los Angeles with the two largest cities in Western China. Hainan Airlines is planning to launch new trans-Pacific services from Chengdu and Chongqing to LAX next month, with services due to commence on 15 and 21 March 2017 respectively. Both routes will be operated twice […]

HKIA appoints robot “ambassador” Hong Kong International Airport has employed a new staff member – a humanoid robot called Timmy. The airport’s “ambassador”, Timmy was initially introduced to greet travellers in HKIA’s arrivals hall during the Chinese New Year holidays. Equipped with microphone and camera, Timmy can greet and interact with passengers, as well as […]