Other than arriving flights, flight operations have been temporarily held.
— LAX Airport (@LAX_Official) November 1, 2013
LAX’s official twitter above states that some flights still may be landing, but all departures have ceased.
RT @ericgarcetti: Planes still landing, being processed on slowed-down timeframe.
— L.A. Times: L.A. Now (@LANow) November 1, 2013
Other reports suggest that in-bound flights are being diverted.
Our flight just got diverted from LAX.
— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) November 1, 2013
Our flight just got diverted from LAX.
— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) November 1, 2013
RT @jeremyscahill: Airline rep on our flight that was diverted from #LAX just confirmed a TSA agent was shot.
— Dustin M. Slaughter (@DustinSlaughter) November 1, 2013
We were diverted to Ontario airport from LAX
— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) November 1, 2013
LAX is a hub and thus this will slow down air traffic throughout America.
The FAA has stopped any more flights from going to LAX.
FAA stopped flights preparing to take off for #LAX
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 1, 2013
Traffic is also building around LAX and the airport is now reporting that all exists from the 105 and 405 to LAX have been closed.
This is a breaking news story. This post will be updated as information emerges.