JetBlue bumps up NY to Las Vegas flight schedule

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JetBlue bumps up NY to Las Vegas flight schedule  =

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Thursday November 7, 3:27 PM EST =


NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Low cost airline JetBlue Airways (JBLU) said =
on Thursday it would move up the launch of nonstop service from New York =
to Las Vegas by two months, picking up the slack left by National Airline=
s, which shut down on Wednesday.

JetBlue, known for offering free DirecTV service in flight to its passeng=
ers, said it would offer one direct flight per day from New York's John F=
=2E Kennedy Airport to Las Vegas starting Nov. 15. The company said it wi=
ll add a second daily flight starting Jan. 7 and plans to add one in Febr=
uary and one in March.

Bankrupt National Airlines shut down its operations on Wednesday, taking =
with it the only nonstop service between the New York area and Las Vegas =
and its popular tourist attractions.

JetBlue left the door open on its plan to increase Las Vegas service even=
 further.

"Well us, we never cap anything," Chief Executive David Neeleman said in =
a telephone interview. "So I wouldn't be a bit surprised if you see that =
going even higher as we get more airplane deliveries." =



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