Throttling back
Throttling back
With the exception of Long Beach Airport, airlines are planning sharp cuts in flight service in Southern California after Labor Day as rising fuel prices and a weak economy hinder air travel. The changes expected in September compared with a year earlier, expressed in the number of seats per week.
* Burbank's Bob Hope Airport -- Decline of 8,726
* Long Beach Airport -- Gain of 1,387
* Los Angeles International Airport -- Decline of 37,654
* Ontario International Airport -- Decline of 19,310
* Orange County's John Wayne Airport -- Decline of 18,138
Source: Airline passenger research firm Innovata
