Caesars flies from Alaska to Long Beach amid Fertitta acquisition process

Caesars flew from Steamboat Bay Seaplane Base in Alaska to Long Beach Airport on June 18, a three-and-a-half-hour hop that landed the Gulfstream V (N898CE) in Southern California just after 2:43 p.m. local time. The trip comes the same week the company’s pending acquisition by Fertitta Entertainment — a $17.6 billion deal announced May 28 — continues to wind through regulatory review and a “go-shop” period that runs through July 11, per [reviewjournal.com](https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/billionaire-tilman-fertitta-grows-footprint-on-strip-with-caesars-buyout-3830432/).

Long Beach sits roughly 20 miles from Caesars’ Los Angeles-area properties and within easy reach of the legal and financial advisors likely shepherding the transaction. The deal, which values Caesars at $31 per share (a 49% premium over the unaffected price), requires shareholder approval and clearance from gaming regulators in multiple states, including Nevada, where Caesars operates eight Strip resorts [nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/caesars-las-vegas-sold-fertitta-6-billion-rcna347329). CEO Tom Reeg and other top executives are expected to remain in place after the close [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20260528da69961/fertitta-entertainment-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-caesars-entertainment-in-176-billion-transaction).

The flight from Alaska — an unusual departure point for a company whose home base is Las Vegas — suggests a brief stopover or personal travel before returning to business. Recent flight history shows Caesars’ jet has been unusually active this spring, shuttling between Van Nuys, Washington Dulles, Teterboro, and other hubs, consistent with the kind of cross-country travel that accompanies a major corporate merger.