Beginning Thursday, Allegiant Airlines will begin nonstop service to Las Vegas three times a week aboard 150-seat jet aircraft. An inaugural event to celebrate the new flights will take place at the Santa Barbara Airport
‘s airline terminal from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
The festivities include an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with Santa Barbara City Councilman Grant House, a drawing for complimentary roundtrip airfare to Las Vegas on Allegiant, a live remote radio broadcast with Julie Ramos of
, “Elvis” and a Las Vegas showgirl milling with guests, a magician and refreshments.
The Allegiant flights to Las Vegas depart Santa Barbara on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. and arrive in Las Vegas at 9:15 p.m. Flights to Santa Barbara are on the same days, leaving Las Vegas at 6:10 p.m. and arriving in Santa Barbara at 7:20 p.m. Passengers are advised to arrive 1½ hours prior to flight departure times since the flights are expected to be full, and ample time is needed to park, check-in and go through security.
Nonstop service to Las Vegas from Santa Barbara is also available on a daily basis aboard