SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Free treats, a nuzzle from a therapy dog and some on-the-spot prizes are all part of Passenger Appreciation Week going on at the Santa Barbara Airport this week.
The airport is out front during this special week to share many perks. That includes coffee from the Santa Barbara Roasting Company, ice cream from McConnells, Ivan nutrition bars (locally based), coloring books and emergency information from Direct Relief and tickets to UC Santa Barbara sports. The airport also has luggage tags, small wooden airplane kits for kids, wing pins from Alaska Airlines and stickers.
Cottage Hospital therapy dogs are giving passengers some stress relief in their walk between the gates. Nadine Melancon handles a couple of poodles and said she is at the airport on a regular basis. “I come when ever I am in the neighborhood, once a week.”…