Airlines post best on-time performance since 2003

The hotel plans to open 10 such facilities, including one at the Westin Los Angeles Airport and W Chicago-City Center.

Allegiant to curb Monterey flights

Allegiant Air, the Las Vegas-based carrier that in May began flights from Los Angeles International Airport to smaller cities west of the Mississippi with one-way fares as low as $9, said it would stop flying between LAX and Monterey, Calif., on Sept. 6.

"Unfortunately, due to lack of market demand, we will end our Los Angeles service from Monterey," Allegiant President Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. said.

The airline will continue its scheduled service from Monterey to Las Vegas and San Diego, Gallagher said.

Carry-ons

V Australia, the start-up carrier that flies between Los Angeles International Airport and Australia, is offering complimentary chauffeured limousine service to and from the airport for business-class passengers who live within 50 miles of LAX. . . . Delta Air Lines and Australia-based Virgin Blue are seeking approval for a tie-up that would allow their passengers to book flights on each other's airline. . . . Emirates Airlines, which has nonstop service from LAX to Dubai, is slashing $500 off connecting flights to Africa for the first 500 travelers who book a business-class ticket Tuesday and Wednesday.

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