Santa Barbara Airport Welcomes Back Delta Air Lines

By the Santa Barbara Airport

Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is proud to announce the return of Delta Air Lines. Starting June 7, 2024, Delta will provide daily nonstop services to Atlanta (ATL) once a day & Salt Lake City (SLC) twice a day.

An A220-300 will serve these routes, with a capacity of 130 passengers with 12 First Class seats, 30 Delta Comfort+ seats, and 88 Main Cabin seats. Advance booking is available starting tomorrow, Saturday, September 16, 2023, on www.Delta.com.

Delta previously served SBA with daily direct service to SLC from August 2019 to July 2020. Since the unforeseen end of service due to the complications brought by the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Santa Barbara community has requested the return of SLC service by Delta above all others.

“We warmly welcome Delta Air Lines back to Santa Barbara, and we are honored by their incredible commitment to our community,” says Airport Director, Chris Hastert. “This two-hub announcement demonstrates their desire to serve the needs of all travelers to/from this area with the highest level of service and connections available.”

“By reopening service to Santa Barbara and delivering more ways to access sought-after destinations throughout the U.S. West, we’re more ready than ever to take our customers on their next great adventures – with the service, reliability and convenience they’ve come to know and expect when flying Delta,” said Joe Esposito, Senior Vice President – Network Planning, Delta Air Lines.

                                                            DEPARTURES                         ARRIVALS

Daily                Atlanta (ATL)               7:25am SBA > ATL 2:55pm      7:23pm ATL > SBA 8:55pm

Twice Daily      Salt Lake City (SLC)     6:00am SBA > SLC 8:55am      11:15am SLC > SBA 12:18pm

                                                            1:20pm SBA > SLC 4:15pm      10:45pm SLC > SBA 11:51pm

“Visit Santa Barbara is thrilled to welcome Delta Air Lines and their loyal customers to our community and regional businesses,” said Kathy Janega-Dykes, president/CEO of Visit Santa Barbara (VSB), the official destination marketing organization for the Santa Barbara South Coast. “We are looking forward to our hotels, restaurants, and attractions benefiting from business brought by these new flights,” continued Janega-Dykes. “The new routes allow for better connectivity through popular hub airports and provide improved access to visitor markets in the Southeast. For Santa Barbara residents, it will be more convenient than ever before for family and friends visiting from these regions, and to take trips themselves. Visit Santa Barbara really appreciates the hard work of Chris Hastert, Director of SBA, along with his team, in helping to add nonstop flights to Atlanta and Salt Lake City.”

“Delta Air Lines presence at the Santa Barbara Airport not only enhances our local travel options but also positions us as a key player in national and international business networks,” says Kristen Miller, President & CEO of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce. “This strategic addition reinforces our ability to connect our world-class center for innovation and technology businesses across the country and around the globe. It’s a testament to the strength and appeal of our business community, and we are appreciative of the Santa Barbara Airport for championing this addition.”

SBA offers the following direct flights:

• Atlanta via Delta Airlines starting June 7, 2024
• Dallas via American Airlines
• Denver via United Airlines and Southwest Airlines 
• Las Vegas via Southwest Airlines
• Los Angeles via United Airlines
• Oakland via Southwest Airlines
• Phoenix via American Airlines
• Portland via Alaska Airlines
• Sacramento via Southwest Airlines
• Salt Lake City via Delta Airlines starting June 7, 2024
• San Francisco via United Airlines
• Seattle via Alaska Airlines

For more information please visit FlySBA.com, or visit us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

If any member of the press would like an in-person interview with Airport Director Chris Hastert regarding this announcement, please contact Angi Daus. Interviews can begin Monday, September 18, 2023.

ABOUT SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT

Santa Barbara Airport served over 1.2 million passengers in 2022 and is leading California Airports in post pandemic commercial service recovery. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines currently serve the airport with 23 daily departures to 10 non-stop destinations – Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle. SBA is a self-sustaining enterprise operated by the City of Santa Barbara. Starting June 7, 2024, Delta Airlines will provide service twice daily to Salt Lake City and once daily to Atlanta, tickets are currently available to purchase.