PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- JetBlue Airways has added a daily flight from Portland International Airport to Long Beach, California.

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The tail fin of a JetBlue Airways airplane.

The flight expands access to the Los Angeles area, and offers several connecting flights to other major destinations.

The connections include service to Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.

Port of Portland officials say more than a million passengers travel between Los Angeles and Portland every year.

The new flight begins Thursday, with a second flight to be added November 2.