Traffic & Transit
JetBlue adds new flights/destinations from LGB
Long Beach Airport's largest carrier adds twice-weekly flights to Colorado and Montana
JetBlue has announced the addition of two new destinations to its Long Beach roster.
Starting this week the airport’s largest carrier began year-round flights to Bozeman, Montana and seasonal service to Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
“This winter JetBlue is pairing with the famed champagne powder of Steamboat,” said Andrea Lusso, director route planning, JetBlue. “The best skiing in the western U.S. has never been so close.”
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“The resort is thrilled to partner with JetBlue to provide nonstop access for skiers, riders and vacationers,” said Rob Perlman, president and COO of Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp.
The twice-weekly service to Steamboat will operate Wednesdays and Saturdays via Yampa Valley Regional Airport (airport code HDN), just 30 minutes from downtown Steamboat Springs.
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Flights from Long Beach to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (code BZN) and Long Beach Airport (LGB) will also operate twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, and will operate year-round.
Bozeman Yellowstone is among the busiest airports in the Northwest with more than 1.2 million travelers using the facility every year. It is the airport of choice for travelers bound for Bozeman, Big Sky and Southwest Montana, and serves as the year-round gateway to Yellowstone National Park.
“JetBlue has taken the time to get to know our community and all that we have to offer our esteemed visitors, and we look forward to a long-term partnership,” said Daryl W. Schliem, President/CEO, Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce.
Lusso added, “JetBlue has a long and successful tradition of connecting our customers to the very best vacation destinations, and Bozeman – with its fantastic downtown and nearby outdoor attractions – adds a unique, new city to our route map.”
Long Beach is the 10th largest airport in California, serving almost four million passengers per year. The airport has won Condé Nast Traveler Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award every year since 2015.
JetBlue carries more than 40 million customers a year to more than 100 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America. The airline averages 1,000 flights per day.
For more airport information visit : http://www.lgb.org
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