JetBlue (JBLU) is opening airport lounges in New York and Boston, and launching a new premium credit card that will offer complimentary access.

While JetBlue's Mint business class has been very well received, the lack of a dedicated airport lounge dampened the cabin's overall competitiveness.

JetBlue Airways will open its first airport lounges in its more than two decades of flying, a major shift for the low-cost airline as it chases high-spending travelers.

The County of Orange has received the first claim over losses from the Airport fire that has destroyed a reported 160 structures and damaged another 34.

Kwong, Orange County's health officer, on Friday reissued an emergency declarationn for the Airport fire that began Sept. 9 and has so far consumed more than 23,000 acres.

Airport Fire initially started 1:21 p.m. Sep. 9 in Orange, Riverside County. After being active for 11 days, it has burned 23,519 acres. A crew of 2,007 firefighters has been working on site and, by Friday evening,