Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JetBlue triples nonstop flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with service to Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Long Beach, San Francisco
AUSTIN, TEXAS – JetBlue Airways tripled its flights from Austin on May 1, 2008 with four new JetBlue destinations available from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Long Beach (LA) are new destinations from Austin. Additionally, JetBlue added nonstop flights between Austin and San Francisco, and Austin and Orlando. These are in addition to JetBlue’s existing daily nonstop flights from Austin to Boston and New York’s JFK. JetBlue’s service expansion positions Austin as a link between some East and West coast destinations. “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.” To book a flight on JetBlue, call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com. JetBlue’s new Austin nonstop service schedule is as follows: Ft. Lauderdale: 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. Long Beach: Nonstop service to Long Beach departs Austin at 5:55 p.m., arriving in Long Beach at 7:00 p.m. From Long Beach, nonstop flights depart at 10:00 a.m., arriving in Austin at 3:00 p.m. Orlando: The Austin to Orlando nonstop departs at 3:40 p.m., arriving in Orlando at 7:20 p.m. Return service from Orlando departs at 3:25 p.m. and arrives in Austin at 5:16 p.m. San Francisco: 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 Austin at 2 p.m. A total of 11 new routes – including eight new nonstop destinations – will be started by six airlines at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in the first 10 days of May 2008. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has nonstop service to 52 destinations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Nearly 8.9 million passengers came through Austin-Bergstrom International in 2007. A complete listing of all nonstop flight destinations from Austin and the airlines that serve them is available on www.abia.org, click on ‘airlines & flights.’ # # #
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Source: City of Austin