▁remained , ▁D elta ▁Connection ▁and ▁US ▁Air ▁Express ▁having ▁left ▁the ▁year ▁prior . ▁ ▁America ▁West ▁Express ▁( M esa ▁Airlines ) ▁began ▁flying ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 8 ▁D ash ▁ 8 s ▁to ▁Phoenix ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁they ▁had ▁expanded ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁air line ▁to ▁operate ▁j ets ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁with ▁the ▁CR J - 2 0 0 . ▁The ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁route ▁was ▁dropped ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁US ▁Air ways / America ▁West ▁mer ger . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁D elta ▁Connection ▁( S ky west ) ▁returned ▁to ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po , ▁flying ▁a ▁CR J - 2 0 0 ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁The ▁route ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁American ▁E agle ▁left ▁the ▁air port ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁they ▁retired ▁their ▁Sa ab ▁ 3 4 0 s ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 2 % ▁reduction ▁in ▁services , ▁and ▁closed ▁its ▁base ▁at ▁the ▁air port . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁US ▁Air ways ▁Express ▁flow n ▁by ▁M esa ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁service ▁at ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po . ▁Begin ning ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁Bomb ard ier ▁Canada ir ▁Regional ▁Jet ▁ 9 0 0