Philadelphia gateway to the Pacific - El Toro Info Site
It was no surprise to hear from United that the airline is seeking a route from LAX to China but it did get our attention when US Airway asked for support for a non-stop route from Philadelphia to Beijing. The airline proposes to fly 269-seat A340's on the 6,930 mile route.
The availability of long distance aircraft reduces the traditional advantage of west coast gateways to the Pacific rim.
Total international travel at LAX is flat with 8,304,400 passengers in the first half of 2000 and 8,303,545 in the first half of 2007. (See report below) Mexico and Canada are the top 2 international travel destinations.
July 30, 2007
Regional air travel recovers slowly to record level for first half of 2007 - El Toro Info Site report - updated
For the six months ending June 30, 44 million air passengers used the 6 airports in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region. Air travel for the first half of 2007 climbed above its pre-911 level for the first time, setting a new record.
The recovery has been characterized by a shift in traffic from LAX to other airports in the region.
SCAG's Regional Transportation Plan for 2001 forecasted growth of 2.7 percent per year. On that basis, air travel was forecasted to increase from its 2000 level to an estimated 52,247,747 passengers in the first half of 2007.
| Airport |
6
months 2000 passengers |
6
months 2007 passengers |
Percent
change - 2000 to 2007 |
| LAX |
32,788,421 |
30,365,670 |
-7.4 |
| John
Wayne |
3,863,516 |
4,987,019 |
+29.1 |
| Ontario |
3,264,615 |
3,471,824 |
+6.3 |
| Burbank |
2,315,845 | 2,859,406 |
+23.5 |
| Long
Beach |
318,837 |
1,433,582 |
+349.6 |
| Palm
Springs |
807,248 |
971,183 |
+20.3 |
| Total |
43,358,522 |
44,082,525 |
+1.7 |
July 28, 2007
SCLA firm gets airline contract - Victorville Daily Press
A Victorville company has snagged a maintenance contract with Virgin America, a new startup airline based out of San Francisco with a fleet of brand new planes.
Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) is expecting the first brand-new Airbus to arrive so that mechanics can begin maintenance work on it.
The airline, affiliated with Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic, is offering low-cost fares and a new approach to air travel between Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.
July 27, 2007
Palm Springs airport's master plan gets funding boost - Press-Enterprise
Palm Springs International Airport will receive about $1 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to update its master plan, city officials said Thursday.
Palm Springs International Airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in the United States. Last year, 7.8 percent more passengers flew out of the airport, and passenger traffic is up another 7.9 percent this year. The airport has as many as 14 airlines that fly to 18 nonstop destinations with 53 daily departures.
Long Beach Airport evacuated in scare - LA Times
Long Beach Airport was evacuated Thursday morning after security screeners found a "suspicious" device in a piece of luggage that turned out to be a prototype for a new [Mattel] toy, law enforcement officials said.
After a two-hour evacuation, passengers were allowed back into the terminal about 11:30 a.m.
July 26, 2007
DHL agrees to use quieter aircraft at March - CAREE report
At yesterday's meeting of the March Joint Powers Commission, cargo carrier DHL and the JPC announced that DHL will change out two of their five DC-9 planes in exchange for a Boeing 767 by September 10, 2007. DHL will also analyze the current departure times to determine if any other changes can be made without impacting their overnight delivery service. The changes came as the result of community pressure regarding nightime noise.
JPC Commissioner Richard Stewart stated that the 767 is a brand new state of the art airplane which will be significantly quieter than the old DC-9s.
July 25, 2007
Great Park contract debated - OC Register
Proposal set aside part of the $27.3 million for a controversial public relations firm.
The City Council met late into the night discussing the proposed $27.3 million contract to continue the work of Ken Smith’s design team for the Great Park project.
Among the budget items in the contract, $12.06 million is set aside for design, $10.285 million for engineering, $2.415 million for design management and $1.14 million for public relations.
The public relations contract will go to Forde and Mollrich, a Newport Beach-based public relations firm first used by Irvine in 2000 to defeat the planned international airport at El Toro.
The design contract suggests the firm continue its standard outreach to the public and the media, while increase its mailers from four to 12 per year with the eight new reports going only to Irvine residents.
Website Editor: F&M principal Arnold Forde participated in the earliest meetings with Ken Smith. The firm has held concurrent PR contracts directly with the city and also the Smith group (paid by the city) throughout the park's conceptual and design phases.
United seeks LAX - Shanghai route - UA email
United Airlines is soliciting members of its frequent flyer program and others to support its application to initiate the first daily nonstop service by a U.S. carrier between Los Angeles (LAX) and Shanghai, China (PVG) in 2009. Recipeints are asked to click a link to open and then send a message to the Department of Transportation saying in part:
If
approved, United's application would create the first service by a U.S.
carrier between Los Angeles, the second largest metropolitan area in
the United States, and Shanghai, the largest city in the People's
Republic of China. This would not only be the most efficient route for
the residents of the Los Angeles area, but provide an easy connection
from cities throughout the western half of the United States.
This East-meets-West route adds capacity to the urban area with the least service and most pressing demand. California alone, accounts for nearly one-third of all Shanghai traffic.
This East-meets-West route adds capacity to the urban area with the least service and most pressing demand. California alone, accounts for nearly one-third of all Shanghai traffic.
July 24, 2007
Long Beach airport reports pickup in traffic - El Toro Info Site
Long Beach airport reports June traffic up 7.9% from the same month last year. For the first six months of the calendar year, the airport served 1,433,582 passengers which is 4.3% ahead of last year's pace but still less than during the same period in 2004 or 2005.
Van Nuys Airport FlyAway Terminal Awarded Los Angeles Architectural Award - LAWA press release
The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) recently awarded Van Nuys Airport FlyAway Terminal the Annual Los Angeles Architectural Award in the Public Use Industrial Category. This award of excellence honors outstanding architecture and design projects that significantly enhance the Los Angeles community's urban environment.
July 21, 2007
JetBlue to match Virgin America's fares - Bloomberg News
JetBlue Airways Corp. said Friday it would match fares on the routes where it will compete with start-up Virgin America Inc., the low-fare carrier partly owned by British billionaire Richard Branson.
JetBlue is offering round-trip fares for $278 between its New York base and the six airports it serves in the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions.
Website Editor: We checked random dates in September from Long Beach, Ontario and Burbank to New York (JFK) non-stop and found the JetBlue $278 fare - $297.30 with tax. LAX flights on American were within a few cents of this. The best from JWA to New York (Newark - there are no JFK non-stops) was on Continental for $372.80 with tax.
July 20, 2007
Great Park balloon ride info
Thursday - Sunday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
(Balloon rides are subject to weather conditions. Guests are encouraged to call ahead regarding flight availability. Reservations for groups and corporate outings are also available upon request).
For daily flight schedules or more information, please call (949) 551-2401, toll free at (866) 829-3829 or visit www.greatparkballoon.org.
At 10:45 AM toay there was a 15-20 minute wait. The operator suggested bringing a hat, sunscreen and water.
World airports saw record passengers in 2006 - USA Today
World international and domestic airports handled a record 4.4 billion passengers in 2006, an increase of 4.8% from the previous year, the global airports organization ACI reported on Wednesday.
Website Editor: Atlanta, Georgia newspapers report the world's busiest airport is poised to break a number or records this year.
More than 86.5 million fliers will pass through Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by year's end, according to the latest airport projections. That's up from 85 million passengers last year.
The airport also is expected to log nearly 1 million operations — take-offs and landings — this year, averaging nearly 3,000 per day.
Passenger traffic at LAX was 24,784,107 for the first five months of this year, still well behind the record number of 26,734,272 that used the Los Angeles airport in 2000.
July 19, 2007
Bob Hope Airport reports busy May and year-to-date - El Toro Info Site report
Bob Hope (Burbank) airport released passenger statistics showing it had its busiest month of May. 514,400 passengers enplaned and deplaned at the facility. The airport's traffic is running 2.7% ahead of last year for the first five months of the calendar year.
The final data is consistent with our earlier estimate used in a regional wrapup posted on June 29th.
Lindbergh security breach delays flights - San Diego Union-Tribune
At least 20 flights were delayed at Lindbergh Field Wednesday morning because of a security breach. Terminal 2 was closed for 2 hours.
A passenger put a bag on the conveyor belt to have it screened and a security officer wanted to further inspect it, but lost track of the bag, which appeared to have exceeded the requirements governing the amount of
liquids that can be carried.
San Diego office tower raises an uproar - The Christian Science Monitor
One might think it would be impossible for a developer to erect a building so tall that it blocks a flight path to an airport. Not in the topsy-turvy political world of San Diego, where the construction of a new office tower is spawning allegations of corruption and municipal incompetence.
The crux of the matter is an ordinary 12-story office building that somehow managed to be approved, built, and nearly finished even though it is 20 feet taller than the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it should be. It is, after all, smack in the middle of a flight path to Montgomery Field that private pilots use during bad weather.
SBIA plans blossoming - The San Bernardino County (CA) Sun
"We're looking at the evolution of a major logistics and industrial park," said Penny Chua, director of economic development and marketing for the San Bernardino International Airport Authority.
That vision is beginning to be matched by concrete growth at the 1,300-acre airport and 2,100-total acre former base. Norton Air Force Base was shuttered more than a decade ago, striking a blow at the region's and city's economies.
Officials expressed contrasting views on commercial aviation reuse.
Virgin America to tackle L.A.-S.F. - The Los Angeles (CA) Times
In a move that could trigger lower fares on one of the nation's busiest routes, a new airline inspired by British billionaire Richard Branson is making Los Angeles one of its first stops.
Virgin America plans to announce today that it will begin flying passengers Aug. 8 with five flights daily from Los Angeles to San Francisco and five return trips.
July 18, 2007
JWA runway length - El Toro Info Site
Following yesterday's story on the air disaster in Sao Paulo (report below) we received email asking about the length of John Wayne airport's runway. The commercial runway at JWA is 5700 feet or about 10 percent shorter than the Brazilian airport's.
The JWA runway has a an additional 1000 feet of pavement for emergencies and is 1500 feet from Bristol Ave.
JWA also has an RPZ (Runway Protective Zone), sometimes referred to as a "crash zone" extending into the golf course, where most types of structures are prohibited. This is county-owned land recently considered for additional parking.
Aircraft such as the 737-700's and 800's that were temporarily barred at Congonhas are in regular service at JWA.
The runway at JWA can be lengthened within the perimeter but there are no plans to do so.
The Board of Supervisors recently gave the city of Newport Beach a veto over any acquisition of land for lengthening the commercial runway to the south.
The NPB city council recently passed a resolution, and is asking other cities to pass resolutions, "opposing extension of the existing runway".
July 17, 2007
Brazilian airport has short slippery runway – El Toro Info Site report
Sao Paulo’s Congonhas International Airport, site of a crash landing during a heavy rainstorm today that killed over 200 passengers and people on the ground, has a 6,365 foot main runway. An Airbus 320 overshot the runway, crossed a busy highway and slammed into a building with 176 people on board.
Earlier this year, a Brazilian judge ordered the airport to stop landing 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft because of safety concerns. Congonhas is known for its slippery asphalt landing surface. He was subsequently overruled by a higher court.
The airport runway was recently resurfaced but the cutting of grooves to channel rainwater off the pavement had not been completed.
It is one of South America’s busiest airports, serving 17.5 million annual passengers (MAP) in 2005.
Canadian air travel trivia - El Toro Info Site report
The latest Air Passenger Origin and Destination report, Canada-United States provides these tidbits of data:
In 2005, more transborder air passengers flew to and from Canada from California than from any other state.
Passengers from the Los Angeles area flew to the following Canadian cities in this order of frequency: Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal.
Website: Canada is the number two foreign destination for L.A. region travelers behind Mexico.
July 16, 2007
Airport lines for security even longer - Christian Science Monitor
There's an old saying in aviation: If you've seen one airport, you've seen one airport. The same can be said of their lines for security screening: They're as different as the terminal, time of day, and airport that you fly from.
But one thing remains almost the same: The peak wait times in those security lines are just as long as they were last year. In fact, they're a little bit longer.
Despite repeated pledges from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to speed things up, the national average peak waiting time last month was 13.77 minutes – one minute and 20 seconds longer than last year's national average.
In Los Angeles, it was between five and 24 minutes.
Another issue in security wait times: the airports themselves. They have a limited amount of real estate that can be dedicated to installing new security lanes and massive baggage screeners. That leaves some airports such as Los Angeles's LAX with regular security lines reaching the curb.
July 15, 2007
Seek cost-effective solutions for air travel in Orange County - OC Register Commentary
Newport Beach activist Charles Griffin writes that the cost escalation for the expansion of John Wayne Airport is not unexpected. However, the investment in a new terminal is not justified, because it would provide only one more aircraft gate . . . 5 temporary ground level gates are already in place and will be replaced with loading bridges. Griffin argues for closing JWA and transporting air passengers by MAGLEV to Palmdale.
Website Editor Len Kranser comments that in private industry, no expansion of that size would be undertaken without a clear analysis of what it can produce in added output. Too few questions are being asked and no answers are being provided. No one – neither county officials nor the newspaper – is publicly commenting on how much capacity is being created by this half-billion dollar physical expansion and to what extent it will be used to provide additional flights and service to more destinations.
If county supervisors agree to limit use of the airport – for the benefit of those who live under its flight path – this is understandable public policy. But then, why spend all that money on a major airport expansion?
O.C. attraction goes up, up but not away - LA Times
Saturday marked the inaugural launch of the Great Park Balloon, attended by more than 5,000 people hoping to ride the giant $5-million tethered helium orb. It is the first completed feature at the urban park being built at the base.
But only the 665 people lucky enough to score tickets got to go up in the gondola as it ferried them 300 feet above the ground.
Initially about 22 people were taken up per trip, but that number fell to 10 as winds reached 20 mph by noon. Each ride lasted about three minutes.
The Register reports that everyone who came received a bag that had a pass to ride the balloon Saturday or in the future. Those with the “fly first” tickets for another day will be given first priority when they return to the balloon.
July 14, 2007
JWA sees passenger-use increase for ninth month - Daily Pilot
The number of passengers using John Wayne Airport in June increased compared with the same month in 2006, the ninth straight month passenger levels have climbed.
See our report below.
The online paper accepts reader feedback.
July 13, 2007
Taking shots at balloon - OC Register
Columnist Frank Mickadeit writes of the Great Park balloon, "You didn't think I'd like it, did you?"
What real value does the balloon bring the city of Irvine and its taxpayers? Oh, it promotes the park? What park? There is no park. More from Frank . . .
The LA Times runs an unflattering story today, zeroing in on park economics, the cost of the balloon operation, non-competively bid contracts and related matters.
July 12, 2007
JWA has record month - El Toro Info Site report
John Wayne Airport served 900,969 passengers in June setting a new record for air travel traffic. Based on historical patterns, the airport is likely to see a further increase in the number of passengers during July and August.
With traffic topping 900,000 in June, a month with 30 days and no holidays, we see further evidence that the airport is physically capable of serving its negotiated ceiling of 10.8 million annual passengers even before the addition of a planned third terminal. Airport officials are not attributing any increase in flights or passenger capacity beyond 10.8 MAP to the expanded facility.
For the calendar year to date, the airport passenger count is running 6.3% ahead of the same period in 2006. However, the total number of flight operations is down by 2.1%, largely due to a decline in general aviation.
L.A. County offers 'inland port' plan - LA Times
L.A. County officials on Wednesday unveiled plans for an "inland port" in the Antelope Valley — a would-be hub more than 70 miles north of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that is aimed at reducing heavy truck congestion throughout the region's freeways.
The idea would be to transport cargo from the ports to Palmdale and Lancaster by rail, reducing reliance on big rigs.
The interest also comes as officials have been promoting the development of Palmdale Regional Airport, which could serve as a facility to ship air freight, and as officials have been studying construction of a new freeway or toll road that would connect Lancaster and Palmdale west to the 5 Freeway and east to the 15 Freeway in San Bernardino County.
Union study slams LAX over training and services- Daily Breeze
A lack of training and adequate oversight of passenger-service workers at Los Angeles International Airport is endangering public health and security, says a union study to be released today.
In its report, the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy said the airlines subcontract passenger-service operations to private firms with little regard for training or the quality of equipment provided to accommodate disabled passengers.
Representatives from several airlines did not return phone calls seeking comment. LAX officials said they would have no comment until today's release of the report.
July 11, 2007
Irvine approves $280 million for a mass transit system - OC Register
Irvine City officials on Tuesday night approved a $280 million mass transit system that will link the Great Park, Irvine Spectrum and Irvine Train Station by 2012.
The cost $7 million per year to operate for an estimated 5,000 riders each day.
The city plans to use $121 million that was first allocated to the city in 1990 for a transportation system near John Wayne Airport. The city must obtain state approval to reallocate the funds, while finding a matching $121 million and another $38 million to build the project.
Website Editor: Yesterday's top infrastructure story was a $570 million expansion of John Wayne Airport, largely funded by airport users - through a $4.50 per ticket fee - who may not be allowed to utilize the airport's capacity unless the county lifts passenger restrictions. Today's story is about a $280 million mass transit project funded by non-users that will be utilized so little that it is projected to cost $4 per ride to operate and will probably require a taxpayer subsidy.
If you build it, will they come?
July 10, 2007
Goal of JWA expansion debated - OC Register
In wake of $135 million cost increase, observers wonder about airport claims not to seek extra flights.
Many observers wonder if the half-billion-dollar price tag will spur officials to increase operations at the airport.
Airport watchers are skeptical. "I don't think there's anyone who could say that's all we're going to do" is expand but not allow more flights, said Jeanne Price of Airfair, a group that seeks restrictions at JWA. "To say otherwise, I think, would be disingenuous."
"I would say that it is unclear why they are spending a half billion dollars if they have no plans to use that for additional flights" said Len Kranser, Editor of this website.
July 9, 2007
"The Great Park takes flight" - El Toro Info Site
The media will be briefed and take balloon rides this week, there will be an invitation-only preview on Friday evening and then the public will be able to go aloft on Saturday, July 14.
Rides will be free to the public for an initial period, daily from Thursdays thru Sundays.
A flyover of WW II aircraft is scheduled Saturday, as a reminder of the base's former use.
Click here for more on the opening day's planned events and directions.
July 8, 2007
Great Pumpkin rises over Irvine
- El Toro Info Site Work began Saturday evening unpacking, spreading and inflating the orange passenger balloon that will become the icon for the Orange County Great Park.
Approximately 3 dozen workers and volunteers were engaged lifting and moving sandbags as the balloon slowly filled with helium under floodlights in the calm night air. The accompanying photo of the balloon and one of two gas tanker trucks was taken by website Editor Len Kranser at about 8 PM.
The balloon itself weighs 5 tons and will inflate to 72 feet in diameter.
John Wayne improvements are over budget - LA Times
When Orange County supervisors voted in 2004 to expand John Wayne Airport to accommodate burgeoning air travel, they had no idea that escalating energy and labor costs would far outpace their allocation.
The mushrooming budget will not derail plans for the Airport Improvement Program, which includes construction of a multi-level terminal building that will make room for six additional passenger gates, six new security checkpoints, greater baggage screening capability, two new parking structures and commuter facilities at the north and south ends of the extended terminal.
The project's most expensive components - the new terminal and one of two parking structures - are still on schedule for completion by 2011.
The airport is playing an increasing role in air travel in the region, where passenger numbers are expected to double by 2030.
Last year, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called on the region's smaller airports to take on additional domestic flights, leaving LAX to focus on international flights.
July 7, 2007
ONT adds checkpoints - San Bernardino Sun
Terrorist scares in London and Glasgow, Scotland, left Gail Kemp cooling her heels outside LA/Ontario International Airport on Thursday.
After a flight from Sacramento, Kemp found herself waiting for her ride to snake its way through a new security checkpoint that's now part of the LA/ONT landscape.
The road leading directly to Terminal 4 has been closed, funneling one lane of traffic past K-9 officers as the road nears Terminal 2.
JWA budget climbs - OC Register
Expanding John Wayne Airport to accommodate burgeoning air travel will cost about $135 million more than originally thought, airport officials said Friday. The new, roughly $570 million price tag was blamed on high costs for energy and raw materials. It marks a more than 30 percent increase from the original estimate.
Most of the added cost will be covered by better-than-expected revenues from airport restaurants, kiosks and parking structures. That windfall stems from a steep rise in local air travel – JWA passengers have increased by nearly 25 percent since 2000.
The project could take longer than expected, however, as officials seek to spread costs over more time. First expected to wrap up in 2012, work now won’t end until mid-2013 or mid-2014, [Courtney] Wiercioch said.
See more below . . .
July 6, 2007
John Wayne Airport update - Supervisor Bill Campbell's 3rd District Report
JWA began construction of the "Airport Improvement Program," which includes a new overnight aircraft parking area, two new parking structures, and a multi-level "Terminal C" with six gates, new security checkpoints, and new commuter facilities. Planning for the improvements has been underway since 2004.
At a recent briefing, Alan Murphy, Airport Director, gave an update on project cost estimates and schedule. JWA is bearing significant cost increases in raw materials and labor. The result is a 27% increase in the cost estimate for the Airport’s overall Capital Improvement Program from $512 million to $652 million.
The Airport identified these increased costs early in the project and has updated its financing program to ensure that the funds necessary to complete the project are available.
Website Editor: Most of the cost of the expansion is being born by those using the airport. A $4.50 Passenger Facilty Charge was added to ticket prices last July. There has been no indication from the County as to whether the expenditure will benefit the public with more flights to more destinations.
July 5, 2007
Demolition continuing at El Toro base - Irvine World News
Every week another building falls at the old El Toro Marine Corps air base. Offices, barracks and homes all are appearing again in piles of wood, concrete, doors, windows and more to be recycled.
The Lennar Corp. has been demolishing some of the buildings, trees, asphalt and concrete on its property that surrounds the future Great Park. Lennar will soon apply for grading permits; installation of sewer, electrical and water lines will follow. Demolition of buildings, concrete and asphalt on the publicly owned park land will occur once the Great Park Board and City Council decide on what gets built at the park when.
July 4, 2007
Airlines on-time performance in May was better than April but slipped from previous year - Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The nation’s largest airlines recorded a rate of on-time flights this past May that was higher than in April but down from the rate posted in May 2006, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released this week by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
Los Angeles International and San Diego's Lindbergh Field ranked high in on-time percentages amongst major airports in the nation.
July 2, 2007
Consider LAX as takeoff point for congestion pricing - LA Times
Staff writer Steve Hyman comments: The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority now wants to develop plans for toll roads in Los Angeles County over the next three years.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa voiced support last week for the toll plans. His peers in other cities have pushed tolls and congestion pricing — under which tolls adjust upward at busy times to discourage traffic — in recent years and the mayor doesn't like to be upstaged.
Because there is only one way in and out of the central terminal area at LAX, it would be possible to construct toll booths to charge private vehicles entering the main airport route that leads to the terminals.
Theoretically, the toll to enter the airport would be higher during LAX's busiest periods. If it worked, the toll might accomplish two goals: discourage people from driving to the airport and raise money for other airport transportation projects.
"It's definitely worth exploring," said Councilman Bill Rosendahl, whose Westside district includes LAX.
Rosendahl dropped this nugget: Maybe LAX should charge passengers from Orange County a surcharge because they decided not to build an airport at the former El Toro Marine base.
El Toro Info Site Editor: This website never forgets: We first heard this line from Bruce Nestande during the Measure W campaign.
July 1, 2007
U.S. airports tighten security - LA Times
More TSA agents will be posted outside terminals in light of the Britain incidents. The national threat level will not rise.
U.S. airports began tightening security Saturday after the second incident in two days in Britain, although officials said there were no plans to raise the color-coded terrorism threat level.
Officials at Southern California airports said they were taking additional security measures.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we have increased our deployment of uniformed patrol and K-9 officers" at LAX, Ontario International Airport, and Van Nuys and Palmdale regional airports, [Palmdale?] according to a statement issued by Los Angeles World Airports.
Robert Molina, operations supervisor at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, said extra precautions were taken Friday. He declined to give details on the precautions.
John Wayne Airport, in Orange County, has increased the number of uniformed officers in and around the facility, information officer Jenny Wedge said.
