Lingering effects of the pandemic and January 2025 wildfires have included decreases in hotel bookings and air travel into LAX.

With the first of several wage hikes for airport and hotel workers scheduled to go into effect on July 1, a coalition of L.A. business leaders has urged the City Council to hold off on the increases.

The proposal, billed as the highest minimum wage in the U.S., would take the minimum wage for hotels and LAX workers to $30 ...