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Hurricane Irma: JetBlue Offering $99 Seats For Some Florida Flights
Fares in some markets for any remaining available seats for one-way flights are being offered at reduced rates between Sept. 16-18.
JetBlue is offering $99 flights for Floridians trying to get home after evacuating the state for Hurricane Irma, now Tropical Storm Irma, which lashed the state over the weekend and has knocked out power to millions and left behind a trail of damage. Irma still continues to impact parts of the state and officials are beginning to enter recovery mode.
JetBlue has canceled 900 flights today through Friday and they plan on resuming some flights in Florida cities starting Sept. 12. However, the airline says additional cancelations may still be possible as infrastructure is evaluated.
Any flights through Friday will be made available only to accommodate customers with previously cancelled JetBlue flights. Any remaining seats for Florida departing Sept. 16-18 are available for new bookings at a reduced fare of $99 for direct flights and $159 for connecting flights.
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"Fares are for one-way direct flights with seat availability from Saturday Sept. 16 through Sept. 18 in select markets including CHS, DAB, FLL, RSW, JAX, MCO, SAV, SRQ, TPA, and PBI," JetBlue said in a blog post.
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CHS-Charleston International Airport
DAB-Daytona Beach International Airport
FLL- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
RSW- Southwest Florida International Airport
JAX- Jacksonville International Airport
MCO- Orlando International Airport
SAV- Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
SRQ- Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
TPA- Tampa International Airport
PBI- Palm Beach International Airport
You can find available flights on the JetBlue website.
For customers with existing scheduled flights, waiver information can be found on the JetBlue website.
Photo: Travelers line up at the American Airlines counter at Miami International Airport, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 in Miami. Hurricane Irma scraped Cuba's northern coast Friday on a course toward Florida, leaving in its wake a ravaged string of Caribbean resort islands strewn with splintered lumber, corrugated metal and broken concrete. Photo by Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press
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