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City officials brief council on emergency response and airport impacts after terrorist attacks; council adopts federal-request resolution
Summary
Los Angeles department heads briefed the City Council on emergency response, airport reopening and security steps after the national aviation attacks; Los Angeles World Airports reported major revenue losses and new security costs, and the council adopted a resolution urging federal action to support airports and related infrastructure.
Los Angeles department heads told the City Council on Wednesday that city emergency plans largely worked after the national aviation attacks and outlined continuing security and financial challenges for airports and other critical infrastructure.
The briefing: Lydia Kennard, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), described the department's immediate response after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide air shutdown. Kennard said terminals were evacuated and swept by canine teams, reopened under strict new federal checkpoints and travel restrictions, and that LAX and Ontario were among the earliest major airports certified to reopen. Kennard said LAWA lost roughly $1.8 million per day in the immediate aftermath because of increased security costs and…
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