=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2008/01/03/state/n090= 922S62.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, January 3, 2008 (AP) Los Angeles International still nation's fourth busiest airport (01-03) 09:09 PST Los Angeles (AP) -- Los Angeles International Airport remains the nation's fourth-busiest wi= th 680,954 takeoffs and landings last year. Figures released Wednesday by the Federal Aviation Administration show a 3.5 percent rise in the number of LAX flights compared with 2006. LAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles says new routes by existing carriers such = as Southwest as well as the arrival of new airlines, including Virgin America, led to the increase. Passenger totals will be released later this month. LAX's position as the nation's fourth-busiest airport in the nation is unchanged from 2006. The nation's busiest is Atlanta's Hartfield-Jackson International Airport followed by Chicago O'Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth. ___ Information from: Daily Breeze, www.dailybreeze.com --------------------= -------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2008 AP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".