To: Ladypixel
Any current info on LAX and the status of ATC? Our company has live cargo (fish) scheduled to be shipped tomorrow. It may not survive a diversion so we can cancel it if we can keep current on what's going on. Thanks
180 posted on
10/27/2003 12:49:02 AM PST by
pops88
To: pops88
No current info that I've heard, but with the Simi Valley fire coming down into northwestern LA county, I have a feeling that the smoke situation isn't going to change by tomorrow afternoon. It might, but I doubt it at the moment.
Then again, these fires have been changing so quickly that it's hard to tell. Yesterday at this time, I was absolutely, positively certain that I would be evacuated by tonight - and yet here I am, still at home, the western end of the Grand Prix fire near me mostly out. :)
Best thing to do would be to call one of the fire information numbers and see if there's any contact information for the airport folks. The two numbers which would likely be most prevalent from my list of a few posts back, I'll put at the end of this post.
Are you in SoCal, or are you shipping to SoCal? If you're shipping to SoCal, they may be able to land a plane in the high desert and then bring the fish around via some form of vehicle. If you're shipping from SoCal, Palmdale airport is the most local open airport that I'm aware of.
Here's those info numbers:
Public Information Hotline Number (USE THIS NUMBER FOR DIRECT FIRE INFO!): (909) 383-5688
Val Verde: (213) 247-7686
181 posted on
10/27/2003 1:02:38 AM PST by
Ladypixel
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