JetBlue concept flies with locals.Starting Tuesday, JetBlue Airways will commence nonstop flights running from Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); in Burbank to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The airline will begin offering three nonstop flights to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK , with a fourth flight starting on July 15. "Our bookings are exceeding our expectations, the community is responding favorably," said Todd Burke, a spokesman for JetBlue. "We're dissecting dis·sect tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects 1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study. 2. where our bookings are coming from, and we're not pulling any from Long Beach or other customers. Every indication shows that we're gaining new customers in the area who have not had the opportunity to fly with us." JetBlue is the first airline to offer nonstop flights to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of from Burbank. Until now, the company's only departure city in the Los Angeles area was Long Beach. Regular fares between JFK and Burbank will range from $124 and $299 each way when booked either through www.jetblue.com or by calling 1-800-JETBLUE. "I think that for three or four months, all of the flights are mostly booked," said Charles Lombardo, President of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. "Most of the people I talk to, they're thrilled that they're flying out of here, they don't have to go to Long Beach." |
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