Southwest Airlines plans to offer direct flights from Jacksonville to Austin, Texas, in October, joining Delta Air Lines, which will also fly direct to the Texas capital. The new batch of Jacksonville-Austin flights are scheduled to begin on Oct. 2 and will be available every day except Saturday.

Southwest Airlines is bringing record-high service to one Texas city, the Dallas-based airline said as it extended its flight schedule through Nov. 1 and added yet another route to Austin. In all, the new routes announced Thursday include service between San Diego and Fresno,