Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2008

JetBlue adds three more nonstops from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport: San Francisco, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale

AUSTIN, TEXAS – JetBlue Airways will triple its flight options from Austin starting May 1, 2008. On Feb. 20, 2008, JetBlue announced nonstop service from Austin to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Orlando, Fla; and San Francisco, Calif. These are in addition to the Long Beach, Calif. nonstop it announce just a week earlier. The four new JetBlue destinations available from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are in addition to JetBlue’s existing daily nonstop flights from Austin to Boston and New York’s JFK.

“In two short years, JetBlue struck a chord with Austin travelers and vacationers, who have connected overwhelmingly with our award-winning JetBlue Experience,” said JetBlue CEO Dave Barger. “We’re pleased to give our customers in Austin what they've been asking for: more destinations, more affordable flights and more convenient nonstop and connecting service from coast to coast.”

Additionally, JetBlue’s service expansion positions Austin as a link between some East and West coast destinations. To book a flight on JetBlue, call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com. JetBlue’s new Austin service schedule is as follows:

The Ft. Lauderdale nonstop departs Austin at 2:35 p.m. and arrives in Ft. Lauderdale at 6:30 p.m. Return service from Ft. Lauderdale departs at 4:20 p.m. and arrives in Austin at 6:20 p.m. Nonstop service to Long Beach departs Austin at 6 p.m., arriving in Long Beach at 7:05 p.m. From Long Beach, nonstop flights depart at 10:05 a.m., arriving in Austin at 3:05 p.m. The Austin to Orlando nonstop departs at 4 p.m., arriving in Orlando at 7:40 p.m. Return service from Orlando departs at 3:35 p.m. and arrives in Austin at 5:20 p.m. The San Francisco nonstop departs Austin at 6:55 p.m. and arrives in San Francisco at 8:35 p.m. From San Francisco, nonstop flights depart at 8:30 a.m., arriving in Austin a 2 p.m.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has nonstop service to 54 destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico with 330 daily flights. Nearly 8.9 million passengers came through Austin-Bergstrom International in 2007.

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Source: City of Austin