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John Wayne Airport offers travel tips for the Thanksgiving Holiday

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2012
Contact: Jenny Wedge, Office: (949) 252-5182, jwedge@ocair.com

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT OFFERS TRAVEL TIPS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

SANTA ANA, Calif. – In anticipation of one of the most heavily traveled holiday periods, John Wayne Airport (JWA) offers travel tips to help passengers prepare for a safe and enjoyable holiday. Passengers traveling through JWA between Friday, November 16 and Monday, November 26 will experience higher-than-normal passenger traffic due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The busiest travel days are expected to be Wednesday, November 21 and Sunday, November 25. Continue reading→

O.C. freeways will be free of construction this Thanksgiving weekend

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 21, 2012

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joel Zlotnik (714) 560-5713, Laura Scheper (714) 560-5697

Freeways Free Of Construction Thanksgiving Weekend

No closures anticipated on projects throughout the county

ORANGE – People headed to Thanksgiving feasts will enjoy a more relaxed commute as construction closures throughout the county will be postponed for the holiday weekend. Continue reading→

OCTA CEO Will Kempton announces he’ll be departing in February

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OCTA CEO Will Kempton told his employees on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, that he is leaving the County Transportation Authority in February of next year. He is joining an organization in Sacramento called Transportation California.

Transportation California is a diversified, non-partisan, non-profit coalition representing a broad spectrum of business, labor, and planning agencies which have united to create the state’s leading transportation advocacy and public education group. The organization was founded in 1990. Today its member companies and groups account for more than 200,000 California jobs. Continue reading→

Santa Ana wants to hear from you about transportation plans

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Santa Ana Community Alert:

SANTA ANA INVITES RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE INPUT ON PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION UPDATES AT 2 UPCOMING COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

SANTA ANA, CA (October 1, 2012) – The City of Santa Ana will host two community workshops to gather input from residents on proposed updates to the City’s General Plan Circulation Element. Based on earlier input from residents and technical work completed over the summer, the City developed a series of proposed concepts for improving Santa Ana’s street network. City officials are now seeking residents’ feedback on the proposed updates.

The next community workshops will be held: Continue reading→

Sign up for the OCTA’s Rideshare Week and you might win a free iPad!

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Rideshare Week, October 1-5, 2012, is the perfect chance to leave your car behind in favor of a greener mode of transportation. Pledge today to share the ride one or more times between October 1 and 5, 2012 for a chance to win prizes like an iPad!

It all starts by Pledging to Share!

If gas prices aren’t enough to get you to consider sharing, perhaps some cool prizes will help! Pledge to share online by selecting the big pledge2share button above and we will enter your name to win a new iPad and other cool gift cards. Continue reading→

The OCTA to host a 2013 bus fare increase community meeting on 9/20

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The OCTA Wants to Hear from You

Community: OCTA Proposes 2013 Bus Fare Adjustment Community Meetings & Public Hearing

SANTA ANA, CA (September 14, 2012) – The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is proposing a bus fare adjustment in 2013 to help offset rising operational costs and dwindling revenue due to high unemployment and slow job recovery. Without an increase in revenue, OCTA may not meet the Transportation Development Act (TDA) mandate that passengers pay at least 20 percent of bus operating costs in order for the operating agency to qualify for sales tax funding. Continue reading→

Why they can’t beat Miguel Pulido – and he will win again this year

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UPDATE: Council Member Sal Tinajero has pulled papers to run against Mayor Pulido this November.  Chisme has it that Benavides will be pressured to get out of the race ASAP.

UPDATE: Council Member David Benavides has announced that he is running for Mayor.  Pulido has nothing to worry about.

Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido’s detractors are befuddled about how exactly he keeps on winning, every two years.  What they don’t understand is that their views don’t reflect the views of the residents at large in our city.

Santa Ana is a huge city.  The “inside baseball” and chismoso/gadfly set is fairly small, perhaps a hundred people at most.  In 2010, mayoral challenger Alfredo Amezcua lined up a lot of these folks – and combined them with the dwindling “Usual Suspects.”  Amezcua spent a quarter million dollars and he thought he had victory in the bag.  But you see what he was listening to was an echo chamber – and he failed to reach the majority of voters in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Take the OCTA’s OC Fair express and get a $2 Fair admission coupon!

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The Orange County Fair is on July 13 through August 12 and the best way to get there is on the OC Fair Express! The OC Fair Express provides direct bus service to and from the fair from eight convenient locations for just $1.50 each way. You can catch the OC Fair Express any Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the fair starting July 13.

All OC Express customers also receive a coupon good for $2 Fair Admission—that’s up to $9 off. So skip traffic and save on parking and admission with the OC Fair Express! For routes and bus schedules click on any location below. For more about the OC Fair, click here.

Take Metrolink to the Anaheim Canyon, Santa Ana or Irvine Metrolink Station and connect with OCTA’s OC Fair Express. Just show your valid Metrolink ticket for a FREE ride to the OC Fair. The non-stop bus will drop you off in front of the Fair’s yellow gate. Plus, all OC Fair Express passengers will receive a coupon good for $2 admission into the fair! Continue reading→

John Wayne Airport offers 4th of July holiday travel tips

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2012
Contact: Jenny Wedge, Office: (949) 252-5182, jwedge@ocair.com

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT OFFERS IMPORTANT TIPS FOR FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY TRAVEL

SANTA ANA, Calif. – John Wayne Airport (JWA) anticipates a busier-than-normal travel period from Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 8 during the Fourth of July holiday. Visitors to JWA during this time should be aware of ongoing construction at the Airport and adhere to all posted speed limits to ensure a safe holiday weekend. Passengers are reminded that fireworks are prohibited and should be left at home. A list of additional tips and prohibited items can be found at www.ocair.com/traveltips. Continue reading→

United Airlines open now at John Wayne Airport’s Terminal B

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2012

Contact: Jenny Wedge, Office: (949) 252-5182, jwedge@ocair.com

UNITED AIRLINES RESUMES OPERATIONS IN TERMINAL B

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Effective Tuesday, June 19, United Airlines will resume their ticket counter and checked baggage services in Terminal B at John Wayne Airport (JWA). The move comes as a result of the completion of an eight-week long project to upgrade the baggage handling system. Continue reading→

Two OCTA bus routes in Santa Ana to detour from 6/13 to 6/14

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Santa Ana Detour for OCTA Bus Routes 55 and 462‏

SANTA ANA, CA (June 12, 2012) – Event Detour in Santa Ana: Desvío debido a un evento especial en Santa Ana

Date/Dias: 6/13/12 – 6/14/12
Hours/Hóras: All Hours/Todas las Horas
Routes affected/ Rutas afectadas: 55, 462 Continue reading→

AirTran Airways begins nonstop service from O.C. to Cabo and Mexico City

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2012
Contact: Jenny Wedge, Office: (949) 252-5182, jwedge@ocair.com

AIRTRAN AIRWAYS BEGINS NONSTOP SERVICE FROM ORANGE COUNTY, CA TO CABO SAN LUCAS AND MEXICO CITY

SANTA ANA, Calif. – On Sunday, June 3, 2012, AirTran Airways arrived in Orange County to begin John Wayne Airport’s (JWA) first flights to Mexico! AirTran now offers daily nonstop service between Orange County and Cabo San Lucas/San Jose del Cabo and between Orange County and Mexico City. Continue reading→

AirTran Airways launches today from John Wayne Airport to Mexico

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May 30, 2012: *** MEDIA ALERT *** PHOTO OPPORTUNITY *** MEDIA ALERT *** AIRTRAN AIRWAYS ARRIVES IN ORANGE COUNTY
BEGINS NONSTOP SERVICE TO BOTH CABO SAN LUCAS AND MEXICO CITY

WHO:
The Honorable Bill Campbell, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Third District
Greg Wells, Southwest Airlines, Senior Vice President
Alejandra Garcia Williams, Consul of Mexico, Santa Ana, CA
Alan L. Murphy, Airport Director, John Wayne Airport
AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines Employees
Passengers on first flights to Mexico Continue reading→

Memorial Day Weekend travel tips offered by John Wayne Airport

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2012
Contact: Jenny Wedge, Office: (949) 252-5182, jwedge@ocair.com

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT PROVIDES TRAVEL TIPS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the summer travel season and is traditionally one of the busiest travel periods of the year. John Wayne Airport (JWA) expects Airport traffic to be heaviest on Thursday and Friday (May 24 – 25) and Tuesday (May 29). In 2011, more than 130,000 passengers traveled through JWA between the Thursday before and the Tuesday after Memorial Day. Continue reading→