Although the control tower collapsed last week and the terminals and runways have been severely damaged by shelling, the airport holds great symbolic and strategic importance for both sides.
The Los Angeles fire department brought emergency equipment to one of LAX's four runways.
"This growth rate was well short of the growth rates generated by other European hubs, with Paris and Frankfurt growing at 9% versus 2010 and Amsterdam growing at 6%." Developing markets are a key factor in the capacity argument, with Matthews and Johnson united in arguing that lucrative destinations in China, India and Brazil are being cut off by the lack of runways in the south-east.
Risks involved here include mountain-based runways and angry locals.
Liverpool's John Lennon Airport and Leeds Bradford International also temporarily closed as snow was cleared from runways.
But trade statistics do not tell the whole story, since they fail to capture the quantities of gold that go straight from runways to the freeports.A murky pictureWealth piled up in freeports is a headache for insurers.
Better air-traffic management will allow existing runways to be used more intensively.
My vision is for a competitive and successful network of three big airports, each with two runways.
Together we can build a cyberspace of peace, security and openness, serving the common interests of everyone.He Rulong Spokesman of the Chinese embassy LondonLondon's airportsSIR – You argued that expanding Heathrow to the west by adding four runways is the best way to increase Britain's aviation capacity ("Heathrow: our solution", March 30th).
Locals are paid by narcos to keep the runways open, and sometimes clear more themselves to attract business.The government does not have the resources to police such an area.
Though laser technology is deployed alongside its runways to monitor changes in wind speed and thus forewarn pilots, that is often not enough.
