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JetBlue Launches San Francisco to Austin Nonstop Starting Today

JetBlue launches new non-stop service between San Francisco and Austin, Texas today. The single daily flight will be operated by a 100-Seat E190 Jet (shown on the left). The flight departs SFO at 8:30AM and arrives in AUS at 2:00PM local time.

Hurricane Dean Travel Advisory
Among others, Spirit and Delta Airlines have issued travel advisories and relaxed travel rules for passengers with travel plans into the Bahamas and Caribbean over the next few days.

As of 10am Saturday, Hurricane Dean, a Category 4 Hurricane was expected to rip through the island of Jamaica later Sunday, then head toward the Gulf of Mexico in the U.S.

Anyone planning travel into the Southeast U.S over the next several days should also monitor the storm track of Dean.