Jeff B.
Yelp
Being a medium spending Vegas gambler, MGM Resorts offered me a credit towards a flight on JSX from Santa Ana to Vegas. I needed to take a solo trip over and back so why not give this a chance.
First, you can usually find flight (right now) for $99 if you book in advance. Similarly, Southwest is $49 for certain flights, but you get what you pay for.
The booking was done for me, so that was easy. I had 3 flights to choose from leaving on a Sunday, but only 1 flight available to return on Tuesday.
Thanks to traffic, I arrived only 15 minutes before the flight. There was also confusion in the small parking lot as cars that were dropping people off didn't seem to know where to go. I finally just hopped out in the driveway because we weren't moving at the moment.
No problem. While I was standing in a short line waiting to be checked in, a JSX employee asked me for my ID and a the (what seems to be now standard) Covid-19 questions to help speed the process of getting my boarding pass. I think the check in took less than 10 minutes.
The waiting room is small, although it appears to be 3 rooms? I didn't have time to check them all out because we told they were ready to board in about 3 minutes.
You walk down a short regular office looking hallways, and right onto the plane! Talk about your curbside service!
The plane is a smaller jet, but you can still stand up to walk to your seat. First thing I noticed is while the plane it clean, it shows some wear and tear. I was tired and hoping to maybe close my eyes a bit, but the seats weren't high enough to rest my head. I was in row 2 though so I have a great view of the ground as we flew to Vegas to keep me entertained.
The captain came on to provide some flight information, timing, altitude, and a Vegas weather update.
They have regular outlets to charge your phone or run your laptop. How awesome is that?!? However, there's was no internet.
Being only a 40 minute flight, we were offered a free beverage (both alcoholic and non-acholic) and a small snack that was a little more than Cheeto's.
Upon arrival in Vegas, we were asked to remain on the plane while they unloaded our luggage. When I got off the plane, I understood why we waited. All our luggage was in a row, with the handles extended for easy grab and go. All in all a great flight.
Again though, the parking lot in Vegas was a little confusing. It's pretty tiny and not a lot of room for loading passengers, but people did get picked up.
Total time to get from my house to my Vegas hotel? About 2 hours, and for the most part, stress free.