LAX Tops Facebook Airport Check-In Status Survey

A Facebook survey has judged Los Angeles International Airport the most ‘social' in the world, with more users posting it as a location status than any other hub.

The social networking site placed LAX at the top of a list of 20 airports which also included London Heathrow, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth. The information was collected from all users of Facebook and other services who posted up airport check-in updates between August 2010 and November 2011.

Within the top 20 list, US airports claimed the topmost five slots, with Sydney Airport - at number seven - the first listed international airport.

LAX Facebook Check-Ins

"LAX has a lot to talk about with over $4 billion in on-going construction of new facilities and renovations in all of our terminals and our social media sites are cost-effective elements of our customer service program", Gina Marie Lindsey - the executive director of Los Angeles World Airports - said in a statement on the LAX Facebook check-in results.

"We're excited to receive this recognition and are committed to ensuring these sites remain relevant and valuable to our travelers and fans", Los Angeles World Airports' Lindsey added.

Facebook Airport Check-In Status

The Facebook airport check-in status top 20, in full, reads as follows:

• Los Angeles International Airport
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport
• San Francisco International Airport
• Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Denver International Airport
• Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
• McCarran International Airport
• Suvarnabhumi International Airport
• Philadelphia International Airport
• Miami International Airport
• Boston Logan International Airport
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport
• John F. Kennedy International Airport
• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
• San Diego International Airport
• Newark Liberty International Airport
• Washington Dulles International Airport
• Heathrow Airport

The LAX Facebook page was added to the site in 2009 and its number of ‘likes' currently exceeds 39,000. There's also a Los Angeles International Airport page on Twitter, with upwards of 8,000 followers.

Both pages supply data on delayed flights, local weather reports and the future of the airport and give users a platform to share feedback and post up comments.

Image copyright Florencio Brione - Courtesy Wikimedia Commons