Summary
- Recent Pacific Airlines suspends Ontario to Las Vegas service because of constant ground delays in Sin City.
- Ground stops drive the carrier’s decision to deal with other US routes at Las Vegas.
- Passengers experience prolonged ground stops in Las Vegas, longer than they’d on a visit by automotive or bus.
Recent Pacific Airlines has pulled its direct Ontario to Las Vegas service, effective January 1st, citing constant ground delays in Sin City as the first reason for the route suspension. This can leave the carrier operating its other two routes, Ontario to Reno and Nashville, with its two lively Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
Photo: Recent Pacific Airlines
A bus ride between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, with Flixbus records that the journey will normally take around 4 hours and 45 minutes door to door, in comparison with the 35-40 minute flight time.
7H777 / 7H888
Initially, Recent Pacific would connect Ontario International Airport (ONT) with Las Vegas twice weekly. The carrier would operate on Thursdays and Sundays, departing ONT as 7H 777 at 13:55 for a day arrival of 14:55. The return journey was then expected to depart as 7H 888, taking off at 16:10 and touching down back in California at 17:10.