Delta Air Lines announced this week it’s adding three daily nonstop flights from Santa Barbara to Salt Lake City on its new 76-seat Embraer aircraft in August. The news comes soon after the airport reported a big bump in year-over-year passenger counts and following a spate of positive press for the area in national travel publications. “Delta’s vote of confidence in Santa Barbara with this new service just adds to the momentum,” said Kathy Janega-Dykes, CEO of Visit Santa Barbara. Delta West Coast vice president Scott Santoro called the S.B. region “one of the largest unserved West Coast markets in Delta’s network.”