JetBlue Airways announced starting of seasonal nonstop flights between Charlotte Douglas International and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The once-a-day return service will begin January 10 and end April 30, 2008. Raleigh and Richmond, VA, also will get seasonal nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale. The low-cost airline will offer promotional rates starting at $69 one way, for tickets purchased by the end of August.

New York-based JetBlue Airways currently operates more than 700 daily services, including mainly internal low cost flights in the United States, as well as flights to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and Mexico.