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The LAX FlyAway Program received the first Innovative Transportation Solutions Award today from the Women’s Transportation Seminar – Los Angeles Chapter recognizing the program’s contributions to improving the quality of life for users and the community.
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) operates the LAX FlyAway network of non-stop buses between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and three locations: Union Station, Van Nuys and Westwood. The regularly scheduled buses carried 1.3 million passengers in 2007. Service began at Van Nuys in 1975, and LAWA added Union Station in 2006 and Westwood in 2007.
The LAX FlyAway is the first recipient of the Innovative Transportation Solutions Award presented by WTS. The award was made during the group’s annual scholarship and awards dinner at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Gina Marie Lindsey, LAWA executive director, said, "The operation of the LAX FlyAway is a major team effort for many divisions at LAWA, supported by major contributions by our transportation partners at Metro, Metrolink, Amtrak and UCLA. Our popular bus service is convenient and affordable and makes significant contributions to reducing traffic congestion and cleaning the air."
The LAX FlyAway is part of LAWA’s environmental efforts to encourage high-occupancy vehicle ridership. Airport transportation experts estimate that ridership on the LAX FlyAway last year eliminated approximately 23 million vehicle miles, prevented tons of emissions and reduced traffic congestion.
LAWA also completed the conversion of the LAX FlyAway fleet at Westwood to 100 percent clean, compressed-natural-gas buses last month.
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