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JetBlue expanding operations from Long Beach Airport

JetBlue expanding its operations from Long Beach Airport in California. The airline will be increasing the number of destinations and flights from its Long Beach Airport hub, which serves as the airlines focus city in southern California. JetBlue’s growth comes on the heals of the announcement of three new slots recent award to the air carrier at Long Beach. JetBlue will also increase its utilization of existing slots at the airport, increasing the number of nonstop cities served by one to twelve.

JetBlue expanding to Reno, Nevada

JetBlue will begin a new nonstop route from Long Beach to the northern Nevada city of Reno on the 15th of August with one daily flight. The flight will depart Long Beach at 12:15pm and arrive in Reno at 1:30pm operating as flight 42. The return service back will depart Reno at 2:15 pm and arrive back in southern California at 3:40 pm. As far as the increase in flight frequencies goes, JetBlue will adding daily flights on several of its current routes to meet increased customer demand. These increased frequencies include more flights to the Bay Area. The airline will add one extra daily flight to San Francisco International Airport beginning on the 15th of August, and an additional flight to Oakland International Airport beginning on the 16th of August. This will give JetBlue four daily roundtrips to both airports. The airline will also add another daily flight to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport beginning on the 15th of August. The new flights will be operated by additional Airbus A320 aircraft.

JetBlue expanding

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Southwest Airlines wants Long Beach Airport slots

In a move sure to annoy jetBlue, Southwest Airlines has confirmed it has applied to add new service to Long Beach Airport in California. The airline carrier this week formally applied for slot authority to offer new service to the City of Long Beach, subject to government approval. Long Beach would be the 5th airport in the Los Angeles basin to be served by the air carrier. The others served are the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Los Angeles international Airport, and the Ontario Airport. Airline officials stated that they plan to operate 9 flights a day, but did not disclose what cities they plan to serve. Southwest has stated it’s planning for growth of between 5 and 6 percent in 2016.

Southwest Airlines’ Colorado One at Albuquerque Sunport

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