PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – PS Air Bar, a popular aviation-themed lounge in Palm Springs, is closing after more than six years. The bar was located inside Bouschet, a specialty marketplace for fine wines, which is also closing.
In a statement posted to the PS Air Bar website, the owners explained their decision to close:
The past year has been one of multiple challenges and unforseen [sic] obstacles for both Bouschet and PSAir, which we have been unable to surmount. After exhausting all avenues for a sale, financial support or a lifeline to no avail, we have made the heartbreaking decision to close the business.
The bar is already closed to the general public, but members of the bar's Fine Wine Society will still be able to pick up their last products this Friday and Saturday (January 9th and 10th), according to the online statement.
News Channel 3 reached out to the owners of Bouschet/PS Air, who declined our requests for comment.
Other businesses in the area said the closure of the Palm Springs staple was a bad sign, especially amid a slower-than-usual winter.
The owner of an antique store next door pointed to fewer Canadians in the valley than usual.
Stay with KESQ as we hear more reaction from local business owners and their concern as sustaining business becomes tougher.
