Bonin Asks for Report on Airport Communications with Passengers After Shooting

City Councilman Mike Bonin Tuesday requested a report on how airport officials communicated with stranded airline travelers following Friday's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.

"While the public safety response to the incident was fast, fierce, and effective, there were gaps in communications with the passengers and a perceived lack of adequate support for those that were stranded," Bonin wrote in a motion.

He said travelers who were evacuated from terminals or left stranded due to flight cancellations complained that they were left in the dark about how long they would remain evacuated, when they would be able to return to the airport, where to find their family or friends and how to get to their luggage and vehicles that were abandoned when the shooting broke out.

The motion, which has been referred to the Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee, asks airport officials and the Airport Commission to report back in 45 days.