LAX Cancels 43 Flights in Aftermath of SFO Crash

It could take a day or two for passengers to get rescheduled after their flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International were cancelled due to the Asiana Airlines jet crash, an LAX official said Sunday.

"Sunday ends a peak four-day summer travel weekend, which is already heavily booked," Nancy Suey Castle, LAX public relations director, said. "It will be a challenge for airlines to rebook passengers when flights are already full," just like it is for return trips after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, she said.

Airlines could try to book passengers from cancelled flights on flights to airports near San Francisco, such as Oakland or San Jose, and bus them to San Francisco, Castle said.

The airlines could also put passengers on buses from LAX to San Francisco, put them up in hotels for a day or two and, if there are enough passengers and planes, airlines could offer special flights to make up for cancelled flights, she said.

A total of 43 arriving and departing flights were cancelled at LAX as a result of the Boeing 777 jetliner that crashed and burst into flames while landing on a flight from South Korea killing two people and injuring dozens, some critically.

-City News Service

Editor's Note: Comprehensive coverage of the crash-landing at San Francisco International Airport and its aftermath on Millbrae.patch.com.