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By Annabelle Blair / Friday, August 30th, 2019 / Central Coast, Destinations, left, Tourism / Comments Off on Summer tourism numbers are up across the Central Coast
The Tri-Counties fought off June gloom and signaled disaster recovery resilience with a strong pulse for the tourism industry as summer travel winds down. Although overcast skies in June and July may have dampened tourism, especially from Los Angeles driving markets, destination marketing officials in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties all reported Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, August 26th, 2019 / Latest news, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Flights canceled after plane crash at Santa Barbara airport
Story updated at 5:20 p.m. Aug. 26: Santa Barbara Municipal Airport re-opened its main runway at 4:46 p.m. on Aug. 26 after 19 hours of closure and nearly two dozen cancelled flights. Flights were cancelled on Aug. 26 after a private C-130 cargo plane crashed at the airport at 10:20 p.m. Aug. 25. Runway 15L Read More →
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By Annabelle Blair / Friday, August 16th, 2019 / Central Coast, left / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo airport hub for jet maintenance providers
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 16th, 2019 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Our view: Airports flying high in Santa Barbara, SLO
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By Staff Report / Friday, July 26th, 2019 / Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on SkyWest opening maintenance base at SLO airport
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By Staff Report / Monday, July 8th, 2019 / Central Coast, Destinations, Latest news / Comments Off on SLO airport travelers can enroll in TSA PreCheck
Travelers at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport will be able to enroll in the TSA PreCheck program during two days in July. TSA partner IdentoGO will be on site July 22 through July 26 to help travelers register for the expedited security screening program, according to an airport press release. IdentoGO’s mobile enrollment Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 5th, 2019 / Central Coast, Columns, Destinations, Latest news, Tourism / Comments Off on Dubroff: Contour Airlines taking off on the Central Coast
Smyrna, Tenn. is not exactly the airline capital of the world. But a privately-held aviation company based in this small city is beginning to move up the ranks of carriers serving the Central Coast. With flights daily from Santa Barbara and, this fall, San Luis Obispo, it is nipping at the heels of major carriers Read More →
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