Tahoe Air was started by Casino Express Airlines to serve destinations within California from the South Lake Tahoe Airport. Operations were planned with MD-80s, however, before any orders for MD-80s were made, operations began with a single Boeing 737-200, registered N233TM and operated by parent company Casino Express. The lone aircraft was painted in the Tahoe Air livery. Tahoe Air made its first flight to Los Angeles on June 25, 1999. On July 1, 1999, the airline started service to its second destination, San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

. The carrier offered low fares in a 2-class cabin with inexpensive upgrades. By October 1999, the airline had ceased operations never having received any of the proposed aircraft. The demise of Tahoe Air also marked the end of airline service to Lake Tahoe, which has not seen an air carrier since.

Destinations

• South Lake Tahoe Airport
• San Jose International Airport
  San Jose International Airport
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• Los Angeles International Airport
  Los Angeles International Airport
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