Contour Airlines Cancels Services from SLO to Vegas Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

The economic challenges of the coronavirus response have reached the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport.

Contour Airlines is pulling out of the San Luis Obispo market after launching direct plane flights to Las Vegas in October 2019.

Citing reduced travel nationwide, and the disruption in air travel brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Contour said its last day of operations at the airport will be March 30.

The airline had been providing nonstop flights to Las Vegas four times per week over the past few months.

“Service to the leisure destination proved popular, but sudden, severe travel reductions across the nation ultimately led Contour Airlines to pull out of the market,” the airport said in a news release.

“We firmly believe in the San Luis Obispo market and fully intend to resume service when public health and economic conditions allow us to do so,” Contour Airlines CEO Matthew Chaifetz said in the release.

Questions regarding the service reduction or individual travel itineraries can be directed to Contour Airlines, at contourairlines.com.

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