Deep Sleep in the Vegas Airport (Photo)

It's 8:30 in the morning at the Vegas airport and this guy is passed out stone cold in the gate area for our San Francisco-bound flight. His i-phone was laying nearby and continuously ringing (alarm clock). He slept right through it. Finally a brave woman approached, took the phone and placed the alarm into "snooze" mode. Minutes later, the rings began again.

Despite what appears like an awkward sleeping position, there were no signs he was prepared to awaken for his early morning flight.

(Photo edited to protect the innocent)

U.S Airways Dropping Oakland to Las Vegas Flights

Airline routes news is reporting that U.S Airways is dropping the daily Oakland to Las Vegas flight. The change is effective August 18th. The Oakland-Las Vegas city pair is part of 18 other routes being cut from the Las Vegas hub.

San Francisco to Las Vegas $97 RT/ taxes included

Virgin America is currently offering a $96.50 roundtrip - taxes included fare from S.F to Vegas. Travel is valid 7 days a week, through June 11th. visit http://www.virginamerica.com/

Free Wi-Fi at airports throughout the world

Like most travelers, business travelers want a no hassle airport experience. Delays and cancellations are not only time consuming and bad for business, but also cause restlessness and frustration of the traveler. The introduction of Wi-Fi in airports meant travelers can remain fairly connected to the world and limit problems associated with travel related delays. But from the very introduction of Wi-Fi came a cost for the service.

Airports are wise to the needs of travelers and began offering wireless service to meet the needs of travelers. A 24-hour pass typically runs around $10, a small cost for a business that desires productive travelers. But there's a little known secret that many airports offer free Wi-Fi for travelers flying to/from or through. Although most of these free Wi-Fi spots in the United States are small and middle sized markets such as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland, Charlotte, Orlando and Sacramento, several mega cities throughout the world also offer the service at no charge.

A complete listing of cities offering free Wi-Fi cane be found at www.wififreespot.com

We've also tagged this site as a favorite and can be found on the left column of this site.

Santa Rosa - Las Vegas (non-stop!) begins April 24th

Thanks to added service out of Santa Rosa airport, North Bay flyers will soon have access to non-stop flights into Las Vegas. Beginning April 24th, Horizon airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines, will operate a single daily flight on this route utilizing a 76-seat Q-400 (pictured to the left) turboprop aircraft. Introductory fares are available for as little as $69 each way.

In addition to this point-to-point route, Horizon began flights from Santa Rosa to its Portland, Seattle and Los Angeles hubs or "focus cities" last March. Visit www.horizonair.com for more information.

Virgin America begins SFO-Las Vegas service today

With 5 daily non-stops, Virgin America will commence service to Las Vegas from SFO later this morning. The airline will be flying in congested skies however as Southwest has over 20 daily flights from SFO&OAK and United 8 from its SFO hub. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson will be at SFO for the launch of this new route.

Oakland-Las Vegas $36/each way Tue/Wed/Saturdays, Oct 9-Nov 17th only.
San Jose-Washington (IAD) $91/each way Tue/Wed/Saturdays, Oct 9-Nov 17th only.
Sacramento - Ontario, CA $41/each way Monday-Saturday, Oct 8-Nov 17th only.
These are Southwest DING! fares (expire at 12noon Pacific Time today)